TV series

The Fish Can Sing

1973 · 1 season

A quiet, reflective coming-of-age story that unfolds slowly, inviting you to savour its gentle melancholy and earnest self-discovery.

Overview: As Álfgrímur, an orphaned boy, begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen, and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík, he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, ambition, class
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
ambition
class
memory
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none