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