With a bow in hand against the industrial gigants
Under the calm exterior of Halla, a seemingly orderly choir director and teacher in her fifties, lies more than meets the eye. The tough and uncompromising woman has a second life – she is waging a private war against an aluminum processing plant and is carrying out acts of sabotage to prevent the plundering of the Icelandic landscape. The protagonist of the film, which expertly combines elements of dark comedy and the drama of anxiety over the state of the world, deals with the common dilemma: What can an individual do to prevent an enviromental and social disaster?
As part of the #ReadNordicFilm cycle, we invite you to this Icelandic comedic drama
WOMAN AT WAR (Kona fer í stríð, Iceland, 2018, 101 min)
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
Writers: Benedikt Erlingsson, Ólafur Egilsson
Stars: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Jörundur Ragnarsson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada and others
The film on IMDb.
DATES AND LOCATIONS OF SCREENINGS:
1. 9. 19:00 PRAGUE, Edison Filmhub (Jeruzalémská 1321/2)
– introduction by Marta Bartošková
– with Czech and English subtitles
– entrance fee: 185 CZK; online at edisonfilmhub.cz/en
1. 9. 20:00 BRNO, Art Cinema (Cihlářská 19)
– introduction by Barbara Gregorová
– with Czech subtitles
– entrance fee: 150 CZK (130 CZK for Scandinavian house members); online at kinoart.cz/en
#ReadNordicFilm
Book adaptations and biographies of literary figures are very popular among Scandinavian filmmakers. The new series shows, among other things, how filmmakers approach these challenges. Screenings take place roughly every other month at the Edison Filmhub in Prague and several times a year at the Art Cinema (Kino Art) in Brno, or in a virtual cinema. Through lecturers’ introductions, we present not only the film itself and its authors, but also the related book titles and place them in the context of Nordic literature and national cinema. In addition to highlighting books available in Czech, we also introduce the public to works that have not (yet) been translated.
The screening is organised by Scandinavian house in collaboration with Edison Filmhub Cinema and Art Cinema, distribution company Film Europe and with the financial support of the Czech Ministry of Culture and Prague City Hall.
Photos – source: Film Europe
