The Seagull's Laughter

Name: The Seagull's Laughter
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: February 13, 2004
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 65

2004

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Cinema Guild | Release Date: February 13, 2004 | Not Rated

Summary: The story of Freya, a beautiful woman who returns from America in 1953 to settle down with distant relatives in a small fishing village outside Reykjavik. [Cinema Guild]

Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 102 min

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Roger Ebert

An uncommonly engaging comedy with ripe tragic undertones. Read full review

John Petrakis

Solid acting anchors "Laughter," but it's Margret Vilhjalmsdottir and Ugla Egilsdottir as Freya and Agga who carry the load. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

It's no easy trick to invite viewers into an utterly bleak setting populated by the dissatisfied and small-minded. But a droll script and generally deft direction make the Icelandic chill surprisingly inviting. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Mr. Gudmundsson has created a sleek, light and entertaining work, with a few contrasting pockets of darkness and mystery. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Funny weird and funny ha-ha go hand in hand in this small Icelandic town, apparently: It's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. Read full review

Alexis Soloski

Provides some swell roles for actresses and intriguing local detail. Read full review

Chuck Wilson

Scenically beautiful, rhythmically uneven comedy. Read full review

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MaryLeeD.

Jul 3, 2006

Very well done. Great cinematography. Arresting plot. Humorous yet darkly compelling.

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ChadS.

Jan 24, 2006

The photography here is so crisp, the tone so chipper, when a bit of nasty business occurs in "The Seagull's Laughter", it seems to have been flown in from another movie. Iceland seems to be playing the role of Ireland in one of those cute smalltown Irish comedies like "The Snapper" The photography here is so crisp, the tone so chipper, when a bit of nasty business occurs in "The Seagull's Laughter", it seems to have been flown in from another movie. Iceland seems to be playing the role of Ireland in one of those cute smalltown Irish comedies like "The Snapper" and "Waking Ned Devine". Iceland doesn't seem like a bad place to visit as seen through this filmmaker's lens. When Freyja(Margret Vilhjalmsdottir) complains about the environs as being unlivable, we'd better believe her if she existed in the diegesis of Baltasar Komasur's "The Sea", or "101 Reykjavik". Nice ending, though. As Agga, Ugla Egilsdottir looks a lot like Christina Ricci, and we wonder if her narration was trustworthy.… Expand

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