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Farmer

1975 · 29 min

A quiet, contemplative portrait of stubborn attachment to place, set against stark, beautiful landscapes.

Directed by
Þorsteinn Jónsson
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Baldvin Halldórsson
Overview
Filmed against the background of the mountainous north of Iceland with its magnificent scenery, this film shows the life of a lone farmer in an isolated fjord, whose inhabitants have slowly deserted it for the relative ease and comfort of the city life. This farmer, however, is too attached to his land and persist in remaining there, despite the difficulties he has to confront. Through his eyes and those of his peers, the trend of Icelandic society away from traditional agriculture towards industrialisation is viewed with sympathetic regret.

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Directed by
Þorsteinn Jónsson
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Baldvin Halldórsson
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • aging
  • nature
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
29 min
Country
Iceland
Languages
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