Óskar Gíslason
Óskar Gíslason (born April 15, 1901 - † July 25, 1990 ) was an Icelandic film pioneer. He worked as a cameraman, director and producer.
After his apprenticeship with the photographer Peter Elfelt , who made a name for himself with the first Danish silent films , Óskar began making documentaries as early as the 1920s . In addition to his film material for the celebrations on the occasion of the proclamation of the republic in 1944, his documentary The Rescue Act from Latraberg (1948, Björgunarafrekið við Látrabjarg) , in which a sea rescue operation by the Icelandic Life Saving Society is documented, attracted attention .
In 1950 Óskar released his first feature film The Last Homestead in the Valley (Siðasti bærinn í dalnum) . The children's film processed an Icelandic folk tale and became a film classic in Iceland. Later other early Icelandic fiction films were made, which tested film genres from "comedy to drama".
Icelandic television recognized Óskar's work in 1976 with a two-part documentary by Andrés Indriðason . The script to Óskar Gíslason, filmmaker wrote Erlendur Sveinsson .
Filmography
R = director, K = cameraman, P = producer
- 1944: Lýðveldisstofnunin , R
- 1948: The rescue act from Latraberg (Björgunarafrekið við Látrabjarg , R )
- 1950: The last homestead in the valley (Siðasti bærinn í dalnum , R )
- 1951: The Bakka brothers in Reykjavík (Reykjavíkurævintýri Bakkabræðra , K, P )
- 1951: The magic bottle (Töfraflaskan , R )
- 1952: Greed (Ágirnd , R )
- 1952: The world champion (Alheimsmeistarinn)
- 1954: New role (Nýtt hlutverk , K, P )
Web links
- Óskar Gíslason in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Michael Lachmann, Hauke Lange-Fuchs: Film in Iceland . In: Film in Scandinavia . 1st edition. Henschel, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-89487-178-4 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Óskar Gíslason |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic film pioneer, cameraman, director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1901 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1990 |