The Fish Can Sing
Original title: Brekkukotsannáll
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.
Top-billed cast
- SSigríður B Bragadóttir
- RRegína Þórðardóttir
- MMargrét Helga Jóhanssdóttir
- HHalldór Laxness
- ÞÞorsteinn Ö. Stephensen
- NNikulás Þorvarðsson
- RRóbert Arnfinnsson
- ÞÞóra Borg Einarsson
- JJon Laxdal
- SSigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir
Crew
- Director
- Rolf Hädrich
- Writers
- Halldór Laxness, Rolf Hädrich
- Production
- RÚV, DR, NDR, Sveriges Radio, NRK
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Who directed The Fish Can Sing?
The Fish Can Sing was directed by Rolf Hädrich.
When was The Fish Can Sing released?
The Fish Can Sing was released in 1973.
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