Iceland Movies

A film about the life and work of the Icelandic poet Matthías Jochumson.

A retrospective of the Icelandic cinema from 1980-1990.

A film about a concert tour of the Icelandic pop group Sykurmolarnir (The Sugarcubes) to Japan

A news documentary about the "population growth" programme of former Rumanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, and the horrific consequences that followed.

The film is about various kinds of winter sports in Iceland jeep excursions, mountain skiing, cross-country skiing, ice climbing and many other exciti...

This film on breeding behavior of the Arctic Charr contains exceptional underwater footage taken in their natural habitat.

A documentary about the man, Thorlákur helgi, who was worshipped as a saint in Iceland and in Europe in the middle ages.

The coastal "motorway" that links the Icelanders together is usually referred to less euphemistically by continental tourists who are used to asphalt...

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

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

Among the species illustrated are Fulmar, Gannet, Cormorant, Shag, Kittiwake, Common Guillemot (or Murre),Brunnich's Guillemot, Razorbill and Puffin....

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 Stö...

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 Kristján...

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 artisti...

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

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 portrait in clay of the la...

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