Fridrik Thor Fridriksson — Director (8)

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Devil's Island (1996)
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other title: Devil’s Island / Djöflaeyjan …
Devil's Island is a bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. Life is rough in Reykjavik's post-war slum of Camp Thule, where the abandoned US military barracks have been turned into makeshift homes. Struggling wives and their hard-working husbands try to make ends meet. The younger generation dreams of dollars, Rock'n'Roll and the American way of life. To celebrate or to drown their misery - they're never short of a good reason to booze. Devil's Island vividly depicts the everyday life of a wacky family, their neighbours and friends and shows how some of their dreams come true and others don't.

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Rokk í Reykjavík (1982)
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Friðrik Þór Friðriksson actor: Hilmar Örn Agnarsson / Júlíus Agnarsson …
other title: Rokk Í Reykjavík / Rock in Reykjavik
Rokk í Reykjavík (Rock in Reykjavik) gives a thorough overview of the powerful and expanding rock scene in Iceland. Most of the film consists of performances by a wide variety of rock-groups in various clubs in Reykjavik in 1981-82. There are also interviews with members of the groups representing different views on such features of the rock scene as sex, drugs and politics. 19 groups appear in the film.

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Cold Fever (1995)
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other title: 冷冽炽情 / Á köldum klaka …
Hirata finds himself canceling his vacation plans to Hawaii when his grandfather reminds him of his duty to his parents. Seven years earlier, Hirata’s parents had been killed in an accident in Iceland and Japanese tradition holds that their souls will not be at ease until the proper ceremonies have been performed. Thus, Hirata sets out on a journey, a quest to the river where his parents perished. Along the way, in this Icelandic-Japanese road movie, he encounters many difficulties, tough situations, and odd people in the land of fire and ice. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s vision infuses Iceland’s stark and beautiful landscape with a haunting spirituality.

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A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism (2010)
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弗里德里克·索尔·弗里德里克松 actor: Margrét Dagmar Ericsdottir / David G. Amaral
other title: 一位母亲的勇气:对话自闭症 / Sólskinsdrengurinn …
官方网站: 纪录片《一位母亲的勇气:对话自闭症》由奥斯卡影后凯特·温斯莱特解说,记录了一位母亲为了帮助儿子摆脱自闭症,对这一疾病进行探索的过程。玛格丽特有一个患有自闭症的儿子凯利,她对儿子没有奢望,只是担心他永远都无法自理,无法正常地表达自己。玛格丽特从冰岛来到美国和欧洲,了解了自闭症儿童的大脑和正常儿童大脑的区别,发现了一种可能拯救自闭症儿童的技术。玛格丽特从她的故土冰岛出发,周游美国和欧洲列国,约见科学家和自闭症专家。她还认识了其他饱受自闭症困扰的家庭。每年,150个小孩中就有1个患上自闭症,其中男孩比女孩更容易患上,比例为4:1。 在旅途中,玛格丽特与很多有自闭症孩子的家庭交流,他们和玛格丽特分享了帮助自闭症儿童与外界互动的经验。许多家庭都有过与玛格丽特类似的艰苦经历,比如像无休止的求医问药,尝试各种治疗方法,而无法与孩子交流是最让他们心痛的经历。然而,有些家庭通过不断创新治疗方法,渐渐帮助孩子走出了自闭的阴影。这让玛格丽特看到了曙光,她希望儿子有一天能都在一定程度上与人交流。回到家后,玛格丽塔宣布,之前我们总是当着凯利的面谈论他,现在,我们要开始和他谈话。这位满怀信心的母亲打算从了解自己的孩子做起。为此玛格丽特咨询了无数医生,以及关注自闭症的社会人士。导演弗瑞德里克·托尔·弗雷迪里克逊1991年的电影《自然之子》曾入围奥斯卡最佳外语片提名,还赢得了其他23项国际奖项。他在2000的作品《宇宙天使》在卡罗维法利国际电影节上全球首映,获得了影评人协会奖并且得到了评审团的特别关注。影片《一位母亲的勇气:对话自闭症》是2009年多伦多国际电影的官方入围影片。