Iceland Movies

The story of a herring enterprise in Árneshreppur á Ströndum which began in 1934 with the construction of the country's biggest...

A documentary about the life and work of the Icelandic writer Gunnar Gunnarsson.

A documentary programme about jewish refugees who settled in Iceland in the 1930's.

Although the Icelandic Sagas contain many descriptions of stately homes, none of them stood the test of time. However, an archeological finding at...

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Singing at La Scala, the world's most famous opera house and the Mecca for opera lovers, must be every singer's ultimate dream. As the tenor...

A controversial documentary on the struggle of three small nations, Greenland, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands, for survival in the harsh natural...

A collection of self-portaits of Icelandic artists. A few of the artists explain their views on the self-portrait and its importance for their...

A documentary film about the Icelandic politician Jónas Jónsson frá Hriflu.

A documentary programme about the life and work of the Icelandic author, Thor Vilhjálmsson.

A film about the life of pater Jón Sveinsson, author of the books on Nonni and Manni.

A documentary which traces the development of abstract sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson and his major contribution to Icelandic art.

A documentary about the Icelandic sculptor, Sigurjón Ólafsson. Shot between 1978-1984, the film shows Mr. Ólafsson making a...

The arctic fox is of a circumpolar species, but in Iceland the conditions are different from most of the other habitats of the species, due to the...

A documentary about Icelandic playwright, novelist and filmmaker Guðmundur Kamban.

A film about a new type of trawler which processes its catch on board. There is a great demand for fish which is processed with this method and many...

A film about Steinn Steinar, a pioneer of modern Icelandic poetry.

This documentary film shows the development of the wool industry in Iceland, and the old ways to work the wool, used on Icelandic farms throughout...

Thorsteinn Jónsson is a living legend in both the aviation world and the "regular" world. When he flew his last flight in 1988, after 46 years...

Love and War is a documentary film about the relationships between Icelandic women and foreign soldiers stationed in Iceland during World War II....