Reykjavík

Name: Reykjavík
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: July 25, 2001
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Victoria Abril

2001

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Menemsha Entertainment | Release Date: July 25, 2001

Starring: Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Victoria Abril

Summary: A young man's sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers that the woman he has just been to bed with happens to be his mother's lesbian lover, and may be carrying his child. (101 ltd.)

Director: Baltasar Kormákur

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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Portland Oregonian - Marc Mohan

For those under the impression that Icelandic life consists solely of fishing and the hosting of international summits, this triangle of love, lust, and misunderstanding from director Baltasar Kormakur is a welcome treat.

Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan

Lola is played by veteran Spanish actress Victoria Abril, one of Pedro Almodovar's favorites, and though the character sounds familiar, Abril brings so much zest and enthusiasm to its creation that it feels original and makes the passion she inspires believable. Read full review

Mr. Showbiz - Kevin Maynard

In spirit, 101 Reykjavík is so Almodóvar that it could melt the polar icecap.

The New York Times - A.O. Scott

Feels as though it is not about much, but it is so well acted that the lassitude becomes a part of the atmosphere. Read full review

New Times (L.A.) - Luke Y. Thompson

While 101 Reykjavik has already been compared to "High Fidelity," with which it shares the notion of an emotionally immature male narrating a tale of his own failings, it's probably closer to something like "Spanking the Monkey," which took the Oedipal angle even further.

Austin Chronicle - Marjorie Baumgarten

The tone of the film is in keeping with its most resounding image: Hilynur lying in the snow with a cigarette dangling from his mouth as the suicide note on his chest blows away in the wind as he wakes up. Read full review

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - William Arnold

But the main reason you might find the film a bad trip is that its 30-year-old Holden Caulfield-type hero is so harrowingly unsympathetic: unpleasant, unappealing, self-pitying. Read full review

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