Under the Glacier
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.
Year: 1989
Studio: Umbi s.f., Magma Films Ltd., Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Director: Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Cast: Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Baldvin Halldórsson, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Helgi Skúlason, Þórhallur Sigurðsson
Crew: Gerald Wilson (Screenplay), Martien Couke (Sound Recordist), Guðný Halldórsdóttir (Director of Photography), Kristín Pálsdóttir (Editor), Martien Couke (Sound Editor), Karl Júlíusson (Production Design)
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