The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:27
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Though uneven in spots, this delightful comedy will, nevertheless, put a smile on your face.
Theatrical Release:Feb 13, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: In 1954, following the death of her American serviceman husband, beautiful Freya (Margaret Vilhjalmsdottir) returns to her native Icelandic fishing village. With several trunks of fashionable... [More]
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Reviews for The Seagull's Laughter
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The film captures the quaintness of provincial life with humor and drama, deftly mixing in feminism, too, in a way that is subtly funny and even a little disturbing. Full Review |
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3/4 |
[The movie] boasts an engaging assortment of female characters and an arch sense of humor as biting as the Icelandic winds. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The performances are solid, and the film is just different enough to please open-minded audiences. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Lively and beautiful filmmaking. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Seagull often is on the verge of melodrama, but in the best sense of the genre, where real life is exaggerated but never to the point of being unrecognizable. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Some scenes drag, but Seagull's Laughter is still delightful. Full Review |
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Vilhjálmsdóttir is a superb femme fatale … Freya eventually becomes a symbol of empowerment and impending change, a symbol that transcends good and evil. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A solid example of why foreign film lovers adore foreign films. Full Review |
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3/5 |
As long as Egilsdóttir is on screen, the film is a small but satisfying delight. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
An uncommonly engaging comedy with ripe tragic undertones. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Writer-director Agust Gudmundsson skillfully balances romantic comedy and melodrama with a coming-of-age story and morality play. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The most interesting thing about the film -- apart from two smashing performances from Vilhjálmsdottir and Egilsdóttir -- is the glimpse it provides into 1950s Iceland. Full Review |
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B |
An uncommonly engaging tale of tradition, change and growth in a strangely haunting locale...its stylishness carries the film over most of the rough spots. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The cast is a sparkling ensemble, with Vilhjálmsdóttir adept at keeping us guessing about the mercurial and complex Freya's true nature. Full Review |
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An awkwardly told story steeped in attitudes toward stereotypes with an annoying portrayal of a little girl's obsessed dedication to betray trust and affection. Full Review |
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Scenically beautiful, rhythmically uneven comedy. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Iceland may be cold, but the people are sure friendly enough (most of the time). This group certainly made me smile. Full Review |
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B- |
Part character study, part thriller and part coming-of-age drama, it doesn't quite pull these disparate elements completely together but is nonetheless entertaining and darkly funny. Full Review |
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