''Children of Nature'' ( is, Börn náttúrunnar) is a 1991
Icelandic film directed by
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (born 12 May 1954; pronounced ), sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director and producer.
Biography
Fridriksson started his film making career with experimental films and documenta ...
. It was nominated for the
Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the
64th Academy Awards
The 64th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1991 in the United States and took place on March 30, 1992, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beg ...
, the only Icelandic film to have ever been nominated.
Plot
Þorgeir, an old man living in the Icelandic countryside, has grown too old to continue running his farm, and is made to feel unwelcome in his daughter and son-in-law's urban dwelling. Dumped into a
home for the elderly in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...
, he meets an old girlfriend from his youth, and they elope to the wilds of Iceland to die together.
See also
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List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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Icelandic romantic drama films
1990s Icelandic-language films
1991 films
1991 romantic drama films
Films directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Films scored by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
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