101 Reykjavík (2000)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Baltasar Kormákur

Writers:

Hallgrímur Helgason (novel)
Baltasar Kormákur (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 2000 (Iceland)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

30° below zero, five hours of daylight, what else can you do but get wrecked

Plot:

Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing...

Plot Keywords:

New Year | Christmas | New Year's Eve | Porn | Lesbian

Awards:

9 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Victoria Abril	...	Lola
Hilmir Snær Guðnason	...	Hlynur
Hanna María Karlsdóttir	...	Berglind
Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir	...	Hófí
Baltasar Kormákur	...	Þröstur
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson	...	Marri
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson	...	Brúsi
Eyvindur Erlendsson	...	Hafsteinn
Halldóra Björnsdóttir	...	Elsa
Hilmar Jonsson	...	Magnús
Jóhann Sigurðarson	...	Páll
Edda Heidrún Backman	...	Kona Páls
Guðmundur Ingi Þorvaldsson	...	Ellert
Gunnar Eyjólfsson	...	Nágranni
Jónína Ólafsdóttir	...	Kona á Tryggingarm
Halldór Gylfason	...	Stöðumælavörður
Pétur Einarsson	...	Pabbi Magga
Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir	...	Mamma Magga
Berglind Steinarsdóttir	...	Systir Magga
Gunnar H. Gunnarsson	...	Mágur Magga
Sigríður Helgadóttir	...	Amma
Inga Maria Valdimarsdóttir	...	Vinkona Hófíar
Agnar Jón Egilsson	...	Rósi
Rósi Hattari	...	Barfluga
Atli Rafn Sigurðsson	...	Gulli
Guðrún María Bjarnadóttir	...	Ingey
Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir	...	Gunna
Benedikt Ingi Armannsson	...	Óli (as Benedikt Ingi Ármannsson)
Monica Abendorth	...	Kona á Skipper
Sigurður Pálmi Sigurbjörnsson	...	Pizzasendill
Ólafur Evert Ulfsson	...	Hlynur yngri (as Ólafur Evert)
Guðrún Ósk Maríasdóttir	...	Elsa yngri.
Ingi Haraldsson	...	Firöstur yngri
Steinar V. Ægisson	...	Marri Yngri
Jón Pétur Þorsteinsson	...	Börn í Fjölskylduboði
Elmar Johnson	...	Börn í Fjölskylduboði
Lilja Björg Gunnarsdóttir	...	Börn í Fjölskylduboði
Fríða Bonnie Andersen	...	Systir Marra
Cosimo Heimir F. Einarsson	...	José (as Coslom H.F. Einarsson)
Sólrún Yngvadóttir	...	Sunddrottning
Ragnhildur Guðnadóttir	...	Kærasti Ellerts
Konráð Valsson	...	Sjoppueigandi
Lísa Kristjánsdóttir	...	Lesbísk kona á bar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson	...	(uncredited)
Bjarki Guðjónsson	...	(uncredited)
Kristín Hrönn Gunnarsdóttir	...	(uncredited)
Dagbjört Rós Helgadóttir	...	(uncredited)
Esther Jökulsdóttir	...	(uncredited)
Sturla Sighvatsson	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Baltasar Kormákur

Writing credits
Hallgrímur Helgason		(novel)
Baltasar Kormákur		(writer)

Produced by
Michael P. Aust	....	producer
Baltasar Kormákur	....	producer
Þorfinnur Ómarsson	....	producer
Magnus V. Sigurdsson	....	line producer
Ingvar Þórðarson	....	producer

Original Music by
Damon Albarn
Einar Örn Benediktsson

Cinematography by
Peter Steuger

Film Editing by
Skule Eriksen
Sigvaldi J. Kárason

Makeup Department
Manolo García	....	personal hair stylist: Victoria Abril
Ana Lozano	....	personal makeup artist: Victoria Abril

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lísa Kristjánsdóttir	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Kjartan Kjartansson	....	sound
Ingvar Lundberg	....	sound editor
Ingvar Lundberg	....	split mixer

Special Effects by
Haukur Karlsson	....	special effects technician
Eggert Ketilsson	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Lutz Lemke	....	title sequence designer/animator

Camera and Electrical Department
Geir Magnússon	....	electrician
Michael Müller	....	key grip
Fridrik Orn	....	still photographer
Ingvar Stefánsson	....	best boy

Transportation Department
Hilmar Thor Arnason	....	transportation
Skúli Þór Hilmarsson	....	driver: Victoriu Abril

Other crew
Dalla Johannsdottir	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Blueeyes Productions (as 101 ehf.)
• Filmhuset AS (in cooperation with)
• Liberator Productions (in cooperation with) (as Liberator)
• Troika Entertainment GmbH (in cooperation with)
• Zentropa Entertainments (in cooperation with) (as Zentropa Productions)

Distributors

• 101 Limited
• Scandinavian Entertainment Group (Norway)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Metrodome Distribution (2001) (UK) (theatrical)
• Xenix Filmdistribution (2001-2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (Argentina)
• Divisa Home Video (2004-2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• First Distributors
• Glendora Films S.L. (Spain)
• Impuls Home Entertainment (2003) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Menemsha Entertainment (2001) (USA)
• Sagittaire Films (France)
• Winson Video (2000) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Eurimages  funding
• Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen  funding
• Icelandic Film Center  funding (as Kvikmyndasjóður Íslands)

Also Known As:

101 Reykjavik (France)
101 Rvk (Iceland) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Iceland | Denmark | France | Norway | Germany

Language:

Icelandic | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Italy:VM14 | Hungary:16 | Argentina:16 | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Singapore:(Banned) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:Not Rated | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Australia:MA (TV rating)

Company:

Blueeyes Productions

Trivia:

101 is the zip code for Reykjavik's town center, the oldest part of town, this part of town is home to Iceland's cultural elite.

Quotes:

Lola: So, what do you do?
Hlynur: Nothing.
Lola: What kind of nothing?
Hlynur: The nothing kind of nothing.

Soundtrack:

Herbalife

You won't stop laughing

This is one of the funniest movies I watched recently. A 30 years old guy, still living with his mother, refusing to get a job and quite retarded in regard to any relation with the opposite sex, runs into one crazy situation after the other, and his complete disability to handle them simply makes you scream out laughing. Yet, the humour in the movie is not of the dumb slapstick or nonsense kind, but, with some exceptions, actually quite intelligent, as social issues like sexual orientation, identity and general problems of way of living are dealt with. The spanish girl, as an intruder in the rather decadent and boring scenario of small Reykjavik, raises questions and perturbs the world of the small family perfectly by first seducing the son and then the mother, though unwillingly. Great acting. If this movie had a broader audience, it could really have become a big hit; now it encants only a limited number of spectators with its (very un-nordic) warm, easy and comfortable atmosphere and leaves you very satisfied. Big recommendation!