Iceland Movies

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...

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 the...

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 in the...

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

A film about the development of ironwork in Iceland. An old forge in Árbaer is visited where ancient handcraft is demonstrated. Also shown are a machi...

Blizzards and crevasses make the motorized journey over the glacier almost as picturesque as the exploration under it. Together these two faces of the...

An interesting and colorful account of the Icelandic band, Strax, on a tour of China. Received with all the enthusiasm and acclaim normally accorded t...

A documentary about alcoholism. The late Joe Pirro, a well known American therapist with over 30 years' experience in handling patients suffering from...

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Documentary programme about the Icelandic film industry with a main emphasis on foreign distribution.

A documentary about context in modern painting. A modern painter is shown at his work and an insight given into modern figurative art and its concepti...

In this documentary, we witness the manifold presence of woman as mother, lover, worker and symbol in the works of the artist, and follow the developm...

A film which shows the traditional rounding up of sheep.

A documentary about the purebred Icelandic horse. All the horses featured in the film come from Kirkjubaer, where some remarkable horse breeding, quit...

A documentary film about the painter Louisa Matthíasdóttir. In amongst the turmoil and agitation of downtown Manhattan, Lousia Matthíasdóttir focuses...

Fishing on board a modern stern trawler is the subject of this film. It is shot in the North Atlantic from 1979-1982, in all seasons and includes some...