(ICELAND)
COLD LIGHT - Hilmar Oddsson

What could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? Flashing back and forth between past and present, Oddsson's warm and tender story of chilling clairvoyance is about a 40-year-old loner in Reykjavik haunted by events, perhaps ones he could have prevented, from his childhood. Enrolling in an art class, Grimur falls in love with his instructor and slowly begins to bridge the chasm forged by loss. Through the fantastical drawings of his youth, which act as portals to the past, Grimur ultimately confronts his demons and finds the courage to embrace a new adult life. The majestic Icelandic landscape serves as a beautiful backdrop for a film that alternates hard reality with a dose of the Icelandic supernatural. "Nature plays a central role in the film . . . as it slowly transforms from the vivid and mild colors of summer and autumn to the cold blue light of winter and snow, one can almost see it as one of the protagonists of the story."—Hilmar Oddsson. (1:33:00) Print courtesy of Media Luna.

Filmography: Scartaris (83), The Beast (86), Playing With Fire (90), Tears of Stone (95), No Trace (98).

Showtimes:
14-02-2005 | 8PM | B2
16-02-2005 | 7.45PM | B2