Halló! Kvikmyndapod is a film discussion podcast that journeys through the cinema of 21st century Iceland celebrating the unique films made in Iceland and the film-makers behind them. Each week Rob (a big fan of Iceland) and Ellie (a relative newbie to all things Iceland) tackle a single movie and chat about it. From comedies to documentaries to horror films, the podcast looks at what makes them specifically Icelandic as well as how they fit into the wider world of film. Get in touch: kvikmyndapod@gmail.com
Episodes
Friday Oct 14, 2022
The Deep (2012) aka Djupið
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Halló!
Rob and Ellie reconvene for a fourth go around the cinema of Iceland!
This week it's a return to the work of Baltasar Kormákur and his 2012 drama, based on real-life events, The Deep.
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson plays Gulli, a fisherman living on the island of Heimaey in the south of Iceland, whose boat capsizes. What happens next is a remarkable story of survival.
With some absolutely beautiful cinematography and great performances from the likes of Björn Thors, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson and Thora Bjorg Helga, this is an intriguing disaster drama.
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Music by Branches Bare
('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Friday Aug 26, 2022
NEST (2022) and Interview with Director Hlynur Pálmason
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Halló!
Rob and Ellie return with a special episode all about something brand new and available to watch in the UK right now!
Director of 'A White, White Day', Hlynur Pálmason recently gave us a new short film titled 'NEST' (available on MUBI) about the building of a treehouse over the course of 18 months, and the daily interactions that his kids have with it.
For a 22-minute film this packs in all the emotion and is absolutely stunning to look at.
The first half of the podcast is a fascinating conversation with Hlynur himself, while in the second half Rob and Ellie discuss the film in detail.
If you haven't already, you can get a free 30-day trial of MUBI at www.mubi.com/kvikmyndapod.
The next series of the podcast will arrive later this year, so keep your eyes peeled!
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('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Heartstone (2016) aka Hjartasteinn
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Halló!
And so another journey through the cinema of Iceland ends. For this final episode of series three, Rob and Ellie discuss the beautiful 'Heartstone' from 2016.
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's debut feature is a coming-of-age drama set in the remote east of the country near the fishing village of Seyðisfjörður. Best friends Þór and Kristján negotiate their teenage emotions and sexual urges as one sets his sights on local girl Beta and the other on his best mate...
Sadly we end with a film that does not star Ingvar Sigurðsson, but the teen actors are all phenomenal (led by Baldur Einarsson and Blær Hinriksson) and some fantastic familiar faces complete the adult cast; Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Søren Malling and Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson.
Rob and Ellie will return...but in the meantime join us on social media and keep your eyes on your podcast feeds!
Thanks to all our listeners, new and old, for an amazing first year as a podcast!
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('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Metalhead (2013) aka Málmhaus
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Halló!
It's the penultimate week of Rob and Ellie's third journey round Iceland and this time they're in Svarthamar in the Westfjords for a rural tale of grief and a unique way of dealing with it - Metal music!
Director Ragnar Bragason's 'Metalhead' stars Thora Bjorg Helga as Hera, a young lady who witnesses her brother's death and finds solace in the music of the bands he loved - Judas Priest, Megadeth, Teaze etc.
With a soundtrack unlike any heard before on the podcast, these unusual elements come together brilliantly as Hera and her parents finally find a way through their guilt and grief.
Also starring Ingvar Sigurðsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir and Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson.
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('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Of Horses And Men (2013) aka Hross í oss
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Halló!
Having seen plenty of sheep over the course of this podcast, it's the turn of the great Icelandic horse this week, as Rob and Ellie travel out into the wilds once again for a darkly comic tale of love, death, and the relationship between man and beast.
Director Benedikt Erlingsson's feature debut 'Of Horses and Men' is a series of beautifully shot interconnected vignettes that demonstrate just how integral horses are to rural Icelandic life.
Ingvar Sigurðsson provides the central performance as a man completely in love with his new mare, for whom things don't quite work out. What follows includes horses swimming for alcohol, tractor chases and a surprising amount of death, both human and animal.
This is by turns fun, funny and tragic. But ultimately triumphant.
Next week's film, 'Metalhead, can be found on PantaFlix, the Sky Store or for free here.
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('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008)
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Halló!
Week three of series three finds Rob and Ellie almost back on terra firma in Iceland - with just a little trip to the Netherlands to score some booze!
One of the more mainstream, 'Hollywood' efforts to come out of Iceland in the 2000s, Óskar Jónasson' 'Reykjavik-Rotterdam' re-teams Baltasar Kormákur with Ingvar Sigurðsson and Arnaldur Indriðason for a sort-of heist thriller about a former criminal doing ONE LAST JOB!
With a bunch of familiar faces (including Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson), plenty of tension and some very funny moments, it's no wonder this was remade in the US with Mark Wahlberg.
Grab the popcorn and enjoy!
And don't forget to check out Magnús Jónsson's TAKA 5.
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('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Monday Mar 07, 2022
The Hero’s Journey To The Third Pole (2020) aka Þriðji póllinn
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Halló!
The next leg of Rob and Ellie's journey takes them away from Iceland to the exotic mountain jungles of Nepal!
Kvikmyndapod is leaving the country of Iceland behind for the first time, for 'The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole' in which Andri Snær Magnason and Anní Ólafsdóttir artfully document the efforts of Anna Tara Edwards and musician Högni to put on a concert to raise awareness of bipolar disorder, and mental illness more generally, in Nepal.
Featuring elephants, mountains, unbelievable stories, and insight into the experiences of those living with bipolar disorder, this is a fascinating documentary with some great music!
Click here to watch 'Apausalypse'
Click here to watch 'Among the Living' by Markéta Irglová, feat. Siggi String Quartet & Aida Shahghasemi
Click here to watch Árstíðir sing the Icelandic hymn Heyr himna smiður at a train station train station
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('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Monday Feb 28, 2022
LAMB (2021) aka Dýrið
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Halló!
Welcome to the Official Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson podcast...
Or rather, thanks for catching up with Rob and Ellie as they journey round the 'Land of Ice and Fire' for a third time!
Series 3 of Kvikmyndapod kicks off with one of, if not THE biggest Icelandic film of the 21st century; LAMB.
A Cannes award-winner co-written by Sjón with the film's director Valdimar Jóhannsson, LAMB takes place in the eerily familiar setting (to regular listeners!) of a remote farm deep in the Icelandic countryside. However, the story is anything but familiar...
A supernatural folk-tale with a horror tinge, this is an atmospheric slow burn with WTF moments to stun and scare. Starring Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and a character unlike any you will have seen before, LAMB is the perfect film to send the pod back to Iceland.
LAMB is currently available to watch on MUBI and Kvikmyndapod listeners can get a free 30-day trial by clicking here: FREE ICELANDIC MOVIES
Thanks to MUBI's 'Land of Fire and Ice' collection you can also catch up with other fantastic films already covered on the podcast; 'Under the Tree', 'Rams' and 'Echo'.
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('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Monday Nov 08, 2021
And Breathe Normally (2018) aka Andið eðlilega
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Halló!
It's the end of series two!
And the final trip on Rob and Ellie's second journey takes them to the Reykjanes Peninsula for a drama focused on two women from different backgrounds learning how they can help each other.
Ísold Uggadóttir's debut feature is a beautifully stark look at immigration and the struggle to lead a normal life.
Starring Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, Babetida Sadjo and Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson, with cinematography by Ita Zbroniec-Zajt, 'And Breathe Normally' is a stunning film.
Thanks for listening to series two!
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('Half-light' from the EP 'In the Origami Folds of the Night You Rip the Seam of Sleep Wide Open)
Monday Nov 01, 2021
A White, White Day (2019) aka Hvítur, hvítur dagur
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Halló!
For their penultimate trip this series, Rob and Ellie journey to the south-east of Iceland to find Ingvar Sigurðsson playing a very different kind of police officer character to Detective Erlendur.
Writer-director Hlynur Pálmason's second feature film, A White, White Day, from 2019, depicts a man named Ingimundur trying to hold himself together after the death of his wife while also supporting his daughter and her family. But after finding some books and a photograph, he begins to spiral.
This is a stark look at grief through a more arthouse lens than previously seen on Kvikmyndapod, but it is an astonishing film with brilliant performances and a unique style.
Also starring Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Ingi Hilmarsson, Elma Stefania Agustsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Laufey Elíasdóttir, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir and Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir.
Cinematography by Maria von Hausswolff
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