Farmer

Farmer 1975

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Filmed against the background of the mountainous north of Iceland with its magnificent scenery, this film shows the life of a lone farmer in an isolated fjord, whose inhabitants have slowly deserted it for the relative ease and comfort of the city life. This farmer, however, is too attached to his land and persist in remaining there, despite the difficulties he has to confront. Through his eyes and those of his peers, the trend of Icelandic society away from traditional agriculture towards industrialisation is viewed with sympathetic regret.

1975

Daily Bread

Daily Bread 1975

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About the lowest class in society, female industrial workers. The film tells of one such person and her struggle for struggle for survival.

1975

Garbage day

Garbage day 1975

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A documentary film about a garbage collector and his views on life.

1975

Fyrsti nýsköpunartogarinn

Fyrsti nýsköpunartogarinn 1973

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An educational film about a new type of trawler which had considerable effects on the fishing industry in its time (around 1947)

1973

Gagn og gaman

Gagn og gaman 1974

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The film discusses the gap between the public and "accepted" art.

1974

Westman Islands - Restoration

Westman Islands - Restoration 1973

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A film about the Westman Islands eruption in 1973, the destruction and the restoration work which began a year later.

1973

Berlin

Berlin 1970

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"Reportage". Images from Berlin with special consideration to the division of the city by the Berlin Wall.

1970

Icelandic Industry

Icelandic Industry 1931

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Loftur Guðmundsson films the Icelandic industry. Although only a few industrial companies are shown. They are, Ölgerðin Egil Skallagrímsson, Brjóstsykurverksmiðjan Nói, Kaffibrennsla Ó Johnson & Kaaber, Verksmiðjan Hreinn, Kornmylla and Mjólkurstöð Mjólkurfélag Reykjavíkur. In the film you can see a machine culture that is rising up in the city. However, the aforementioned companies paid Loftur for the film and it can therefore be said that this is an advertisement for individual companies.

1931

Hnattflugið

Hnattflugið 1924

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Newsreel depicting the stay of Lowell Smith and Erik Nelson in Reykjavik during their 1924 flight around the world.

1924

King's Visit 1921

King's Visit 1921 1921

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Newsreel depicting the first visit of Christian X, king of Denmark and Iceland, to Iceland in 1921. Iceland was from 1918 - 1944 a sovereign state united with Denmark under a common king.

1921