Atlantic Rhapsody is a 1989 Faroese documentary film by Katrin Ottarsdóttir. The original Faroese title is Atlantic Rhapsody - 52 myndir úr Tórshavn, where the second part means "52 pictures from Tórshavn". The film presents a day in the life of some inhabitants of Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The narrative is structured as a relay race, in which a person, a thing or something out of a scene brings the audience into another scene with new people and events. It is the first ever Faroese feature-length film.
| Atlantic Rhapsody | |
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| Directed by | Katrin Ottarsdóttir |
| Starring | Páll Danielsen Erling Eysturoy Elin K. Mouritsen Katrin Ottarsdóttir |
| Music by | Heðin Meitil |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Faroe Islands |
| Language | Faroese |
Synopsis
editA trip through 24 hours of the smallest capital in the world, Tórshavn, the film begins with a father and a daughter who are having breakfast when some fire trucks drive by. A woman and her child are looking at the fire and meet a married couple. The couple say hello to a man who is going out with his boat etc. Out of this emerges a kaleidoscopic story of both daily occurrences and dramatic situations, which in an entertaining and ironic way acts as a commentary on the Faroese, foreigners in the islands, as well as Faroese society in general.
Production
editAtlantic Rhapsody is the first feature film ever to be produced in the Faroes.[1] It was created on a budget of 1.7 million DKR. The film was created in response to an announcement that a Nordic film festival was due to be held in the Faroe Islands, with the director arguing it would be appropriate to produce a Faroese film that could be shown at the festival.[2]
Reception
editA review in the New York Times described the film's depiction of Tórshavn as "at times mildly surprising [...] and well rounded as long as it sustains its ties with reality".[1]
In 1989, the film received the prize of the Nordische Filminstitute at the film festival Nordische Filmtage in Lübeck.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Maslin, Janet (1991-03-30). "Review/Film; Roaming Camera Catches Life on the Faroe Islands". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "First movie 125 Years - Sheet mint". Stamps.fo. 2020-09-21.
- ^ "Atlantic Rhapsody í Klippfisk í annaðkvøld". dagur.fo. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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