Fiasco (2000)

Name: Fiasco
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2000-03-10
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Margrét Ákadóttir, Silja Hauksdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Eggert Þorleifsson, Róbert Arnfinnsson

Fiasco (2000), directed by Ragnar Bragason, starring Margrét Ákadóttir and Silja Hauksdóttir.

03/10/2000 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 32m

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Set in present-day Reykjavík, Fiasco draws a narrative circle of interconnecting stories in which three members of the Bardal household deal with the secret loves in their lives. Karl, an old age pensioner, is busy chasing after an amnesic old screen legend. Julia, Karl's granddaughter, is torn between a mediocre bank manager and a wild sailor, and tells them both she is pregnant. But is she really? Steingerdur, Julia's mother, has a wild crush on a preacher who has a serious drinking problem, and ends up with a dead stripper in his Jacuzzi. The characters cross each other as the film progresses, until the three interwoven strands of the story finally come together in an explosive and hilarious crescendo full of surprises.

Ágúst JakobssonCinematography
Ragnar BragasonDirector, Writer
Sigvaldi J. KárasonEditing
Fridrik Thor FridrikssonProducer

About the film

Fíaskó (English title: Fiasco) is an Icelandic film written and directed by Ragnar Bragason and released in 2000. It was the director's first feature film.

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Fíaskó (English title: Fiasco) is an Icelandic film written and directed by Ragnar Bragason and released in 2000. It was the director's first feature film.

Synopsis

The film is divided into three chapters and looks at three generations of a family living under one roof in Reykjavík. The first part focuses on pensioner Karl Barðdal. The second is about his granddaughter, Júlía Barðdal. The third part deals with Steingerður Barðdal and her relationship with the preacher Samúel.

Cast

Margrét Ákadóttir as Steingerður Barðdal

Silja Hauksdóttir as Júlía Barðdal

Róbert Arnfinnsson as Karl Barðdal

Eggert Þorleifsson as Samúel

Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson as Hilmar

Kristbjörg Kjeld as Helga

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Gulli

Tristan Gribbin as Nicole

References

External links

Fíaskó at Zikzak Filmworks

Fíaskó at IMDb

Text from Fíaskó on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fíaskó

Trivia

It premiered on March 10, 2000, a Friday.
It runs 1h32 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Fíaskó".
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosÍslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zik Zak Filmworks, Tradewind Pictures, Zentropa Entertainments, Rhein-Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
CountriesDenmark, Germany, Iceland
LanguagesEnglish, Icelandic, Swedish
StatusReleased

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Ágúst Jakobsson Cinematography
Ragnar Bragason Director
Sigvaldi J. Kárason Editing
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Producer
Helmut Weber Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen Producer
Skuli Fr. Malmquist Producer
Thomas Springer Producer
Thor Sigurjonsson Producer
Uwe Boll Producer
Barði Jóhannsson Original music
Ragnar Bragason Writer

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What is Fiasco about?

Fiasco: Set in present-day Reykjavík, Fiasco draws a narrative circle of interconnecting stories in which three members of the Bardal household deal with the secret loves in their lives. Karl, an old age pensioner, is busy chasing after an amnesic old screen legend. Julia, Karl's granddaughter, is torn between a mediocre bank…

Who directed Fiasco?

Fiasco was directed by Ragnar Bragason in 2000.

Who stars in Fiasco?

The cast of Fiasco includes Margrét Ákadóttir, Silja Hauksdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Eggert Þorleifsson and Róbert Arnfinnsson.

How long is Fiasco?

Fiasco runs for 92 minutes, or 1h32.