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Under the Glacier (1989)

Under the Glacier (1989)

Comedy Fantasy
Release Date: 1989, February 25
Directors: Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Countries: Germany, Iceland
Production: Umbi s.f., Magma Films Ltd., Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Cast: Kristbjörg Kjeld, Þórhallur Sigurðsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Valgeir Skagfjörð, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, Egill Ólafsson, Rúrik Haraldsson, Gestur Einar Jónasson, Baldvin Halldórsson, Gísli Halldórsson, Guðrún Þ. Stephensen, Helgi Skúlason

Overview:

Our hero is Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell-glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Fantastic rumors are rife: amongst other things it is said that a corpse is lodged in the glacier! Armed with his tape recorder and notebook, Umbi embarks upon his mission. He tries to question the weird locals, a weird lot, but gets evasive answers. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused. If at the beginning he is a chipper, a mere device, by the end of the story he is inextricably involved, a committed participant in the bizarre events.

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