The Fish Can Sing
Overview
Set at the start of the twentieth century, the movie deals with the orphaned boy Álfgrímur, his adoptive grandparents, and the small, tolerant community of misfits and eccentrics they gather around them at Brekkukot, their cottage in Reykjavík. As Álfgrímur begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson, and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.
Release date
11/02/1973
Votes
1
Popularity
2.6
Árni Árnason
Álfgrímur (Age 17)
Þorsteinn Ö. Stephensen
Grandfather
Regína Þórðardóttir
Grandmother
Þóra Borg Einarsson
Aunt Kristín
Sigríður B Bragadóttir
Guðmundsen Girl
Róbert Arnfinnsson
Guðmundsen
Nikulás Þorvarðsson
Álfgrímur (Age 12)
Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir
Guðmundsen Girl (Aged 17)
Margrét Helga Jóhanssdóttir
Cloe
Halldór Laxness
Jon Laxdal
Garðar Hólm
Original Soundtrack
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