Wednesday, April 27, 2011

White Night Wedding (2008)

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)
White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)

Genre: Drama
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Starring:  Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, Laufey Elíasdóttir, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Duration: 96 min.
Rating: 6.3/10

Summary:
Literature professor Jon prepares to wed onetime student Thora, the daughter of the region's most prosperous clan.  Sadly, however, disadvantageous circumstances threaten to stand in the way of the couple's happiness, including a fiscal dispute between the family of the bride and the family of the bridegroom, and by Jon's complicated past.


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White Night Wedding is the 5th film directed by Baltasar Kormákur (101 Reykjavik) and was Iceland's official submission to the 2009 Academy Awards.  It is a drama set on the small island of Flatey off the coast of Northern Iceland, during the summer solstice where it is daylight for 24 hours.     
Kormákur has made some fine movies, but unfortunately this isn't one of them.  While the setting is incredibly picturesque and there are some very funny moments, the narrative is too choppy with the overuse of flashbacks, and it seems he couldn't decide whether to make a serious drama or a whimsical comedy.  So everything is thrown together resulting in a jumbled mess.

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)

White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn (2008)
 

8 comments:

The Angry Lurker said...

Thans for the head ups my friend.

Lesya said...

An interesting title.

Beasts in Human Skin said...

Thanks for the warning. The scenery looks nice, though. A bit bleak, but nice.

Devon Davidson said...

Does it have English Subtitles?

The Angry Vegetarian said...

Sounds okay, but with your view on it I'm a bit skeptical.

Adalmin said...

Out of curiosity, do you know many languages? It seems like you would be a polyglot since you have such international tastes in cinema :)

Bonjour Tristesse said...

Yes it does.

Bonjour Tristesse said...

I'm fluent only in English and French, and have some rudimentary Spanish and Cantonese, meaning I can order food and ask for directions, but still need subtitles to watch a film.

Mostly I just enjoy watching stories from different cultures and perspectives.

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