Heart stone (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Heart stone |
| Original title | Hjartasteinn |
| Country of production | Denmark , Iceland |
| original language | Icelandic |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 129 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson |
| script | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson |
| music | Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
| camera | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen |
| cut | Janus Billeskov Jansen , Anne Østerud |
| occupation | |
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Herzstein (original title Hjartasteinn ) is a Danish-Icelandic film drama by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson , which premiered on September 1, 2016 as part of the 2016 Venice Film Festival .
action
In the remote fishing village of Borgarfjörður eystri in Iceland. It's summer vacation and four boys, all around 13 years old, are enjoying the first warm rays of sunshine on a pier. Þór takes an outsider position and has to stand up to his taller playmates, who scoff at the fact that he lacks any visible signs of puberty. In the local youth club, too, the brawlers target him and harass him verbally and physically. At home, on the other hand, it is Þór's older sisters who constantly raise him. Once they even let their brother stand naked on the doorstep and in front of his alleged lover Kristján.
He and Kristján, however, are only best friends, trust each other completely and find in their friendship the warmth that they lack in their own families. Kristján struggles with his always drunk father at home. They prefer to hang out in the junkyard or pass the time catching fish.
One day, Þór falls in love with Beta, a local girl. As a good friend, Kristján helps his buddy get closer to her because he doesn't know how to do it. Gradually, however, Kristján has to admit to himself that he feels more than friendship for Þór, because his affection for his best friend is growing stronger and stronger. Nothing remains secret in the village, including his homosexuality, but that is still a taboo subject in Borgarfjörður eystri, and Þór too initially distances himself from Kristján.
background
Because homosexuality was decriminalized in Iceland as early as 1940, the country is considered a queer paradise. Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was the world's first openly lesbian head of government in 2009. A third of the population visits Christopher Street Day every year: " Coming out in the land of elves, volcanoes and geysers should, you might think, really not be a problem," says Queer .
production
Staff and cast
Directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson , who also wrote the screenplay for the film. After a series of short films, it is the first feature film that Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson made. In addition to Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson and Anton Máni Svansson for Join Motion Pictures, Lise Orheim Stender and Jesper Morthorst for the Danish production company SF Studios Production acted as producers of the film . The score was composed by Kristian Eidnes Andersen .
Young actor Blær Hinriksson plays Kristján in the film. Baldur Einarsson plays his best friend Thór and Diljá Valsdóttir his beloved Beta. Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir plays Kristján's mother Þórdís, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson plays his father Sigurður. The role of Thór's mother Hulda was cast with Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir .
Filming and publishing
The shooting took place in Iceland, for example in Borgarfjörður eystri on the fjord of the same name , where it began on August 12, 2015 and where the plot of the film is also located, on the steep coast of Dyrhóaey and in autumn 2015 on Vopnafjörður . Sturla Brandth Grøvlen acted as cameraman .
The film premiered on September 1, 2016 as part of the Venice Film Festival 2016 and was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival from September 11, 2016 . During the 58th Nordic Film Days in Lübeck, the film was awarded the NDR Film Prize. In October 2017 the film was shown at the Queer Film Festival Munich and presented in November 2017 at the Queer View LGBTI Film Festival Bern .
In October 2017, the film was presented at the Münster Film Festival , where Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson was awarded the prize for best director in the European Feature Film Competition. The jury's reasoning stated: “The director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson manages to make all the characters in his film shine down to the smallest supporting role. With great empathy he leads his young actors to top performances. His personal and unsentimental approach to the rough life in a lonely Icelandic fishing village and his confident directing make every second of the 129-minute film worth seeing. "
In Germany, the film was released on DVD on October 20, 2017 by Edition Salzgeber and broadcast on November 6, 2017 by NDR .
reception
Reviews
In Queer you can read that the moving youth drama shows that even tolerant Iceland is not an LGBT paradise . It also says there that the provincial narrowness of the village community contrasts Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson with the vastness of Icelandic nature, which the drama shows in breathtaking settings.
In August 2017 it was announced that the film was on the longlist, from which the nominees for the 30th European Film Award will be determined.
Awards (selection)
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- Received the European University Film Award
Festival du Film LGBT Chéries Chéris 2017
- Nomination for best film for the grand prize in the competition ( Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson )
Gothenburg International Film Festival 2017
- Received the Lorens Award
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2016
- Awarded the Silver Alexander - Special Jury Award (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
- Nomination for the Golden Alexander (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
Venice International Film Festival 2016
- Awarded the Queer Lion (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
Warsaw International Film Festival 2016
- Award for Best Director (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
- Received the Ecumenical Jury Award (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
- Special Mention
- Awarded the NDR film award
Prague International Film Festival 2017
- Awarded the Febiofest Grand Prix (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
Toronto International Film Festival 2016
- Nomination as best film for the Discovery Award (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
Tromsø Internasjonale Film Festival 2017
- Awarded the Don Quixote Prize (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
- Nomination for the Aurora Award (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
Web links
- Heartstone in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Herzstein - Trailer from Edition Salzgeber (Video)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of release for Herzstein . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 169871 / K).
- ↑ a b In love with your best friend: No coming out in Borgarfjörður Eystri In: queer.de, September 7, 2017.
- ↑ Guy Lodge: Film Review: 'Heartstone' In: Variety, September 5, 2016.
- ↑ a b Stefán Árni Pálsso: Hjartasteinn fær enn ein verðlaunin In: visir.is, October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Aðalleikarar 'Hjartasteins' verðlaunaðir í Morocco In: klapptre.is, December 11, 2016.
- ↑ Kvikmyndin Hjartasteinn tekin upp á Borgarfirði eystri: 'Mjög góður andi hérna' In: austurfrett.is, 25 August 2015.
- ↑ Ruth Bender: The Revenge of the Province In: Kieler Nachrichten, November 1, 2016.
- ↑ NDR Film Prize goes to 'Herzstein' from Iceland In: ndr.de, November 7, 2016.
- ↑ Nordic Film Days: Iceland clears away In: shz.de, November 5, 2016.
- ↑ 2. Queer Film Festival Munich In: qffm.de. Retrieved October 29, 2017 (PDF)
- ↑ 21st Queer View LGTBI Festival Bern . Heartstone , S. 49 ( Archived at Archive.org on October 29, 2017 [PDF; 18.9 MB ; accessed on November 19, 2018] The link downloads a PDF that has to be opened).
- ↑ Film Festival Münster: These are the winners In: Westfälische Nachrichten, October 9, 2017.
- ↑ Arun Kakar: European Film Awards selects 51 titles for nominations longlist In: screendaily.com, August 22, 2017.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
