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5 April 1996 (USA) morePlot:
A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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Teny Years On - The Film Still Works moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Masatoshi Nagase | ... | Hirata |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Jill |
| Fisher Stevens | ... | Jack |
| Gísli Halldórsson | ... | Siggi |
| Laura Hughes | ... | Laura |
| Seijun Suzuki | ... | Hirata's Grandfather |
| Hiromasa Shimada | ... | Suzuki |
| Masayuki Sasaki | ... | Higashino |
| Taizô Mizumura | ... | Hirata's father |
| Ichiko Takashi | ... | Hirata's mother |
| Taeko Kato | ... | Girl in TV show |
| Toshimori Iwaki | ... | TV show commentator |
| Ari Matthíasson | ... | Bus guide |
| Magnús Ólafsson | ... | Taxi driver |
| Rúrik Haraldsson | ... | Grave digger |
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Germany:85 min | USA:83 minColor:
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Ten years later this very compact film still works its magic. Much has been said by many of the other contributors with one exception. It is not a film to be rushed. Rather you need to view at the speed the film dictates - not unlike "Paris, Texas. Like the swirling mists and snow it slowly envelops you. No frame is wasted. Even a casual remark in the aeroplane en-route to Iceland gives a link for the future.
Many different cultures have their cultural layers peeled back; American, Japanese, Icelandic and Norse mythology. It's up to the viewer to see what he or she sees.
I think the most telling scene in the film is the Icelander who befriends Hirata. Although he does not want to accompany Hirata to the ritual grave scene because of a 'spirit dream', he nonetheless is there to show him the way home. In so doing, he witnesses a universal value with Hirate - the passing of life.
There's much to be said for good small budget films. The story and direction have to be tightly constrained.