Fresh
Lively and beautiful filmmaking.
Janice Page, Boston Globe
The Seagull's Laughter
Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why
2001 · 1h 42m · UNRATED
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Overview
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.
Director and cast
- Ágúst Guðmundsson Director
- Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir as Freyja
- Ugla Egilsdóttir as Agga
- Heino Ferch as Björn Theódór
- Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Magnús
- Kristbjörg Kjeld as Grandmother
- Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir as Dódó
- Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir as Dísa
- Eyvindur Erlendsson as Grandfather
- Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir as Ninna
- Sigurveig Jónsdóttir as Kidda
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Seagull often is on the verge of melodrama, but in the best sense of the genre, where real life is exaggerated but never to the point of being unrecognizable.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Some scenes drag, but Seagull's Laughter is still delightful.
Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Fresh
An uncommonly engaging comedy with ripe tragic undertones.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Writer-director Agust Gudmundsson skillfully balances romantic comedy and melodrama with a coming-of-age story and morality play.
John Petrakis, Chicago Tribune
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