Falcons (film)

Falcons (Icelandic: Fálkar (pronunciationⓘ)), is the seventh film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. This film, released in 2002, is mostly in English language.[1]

For the 1970 Hungarian film, see The Falcons (film).
Falcons
Directed byFriðrik Þór Friðriksson
Written byFriðrik Þór Friðriksson and Einar Kárason
Produced byFriðrik Þór Friðriksson, Anna María Karlsdóttir, Peter Rommel, Egil Ödegaard, Mike Downey, and Samantha Taylor
StarringKeith Carradine
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Music byHilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Distributed byIcelandic Film Corporation
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
95 minutes
LanguageEnglish/Icelandic

Plot

It is the story of an ex-convict,[2] Simon (Keith Carradine),[3] who after returning to Iceland where his mother was born, to visit relatives, looks for the loneliest place in the world to commit suicide. In a small village he meets Dúa (Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir), an Icelandic young lady, who is found to be an interesting, rather strange woman by Simon. Dúa has a caged falcon that she hopes to tame, but they get into trouble as it is illegal to possess this kind of animal in captivity.

Simon and Dua form a relationship based on Simon's belief that she is his illegitimate daughter. Surrounded by tension between them, Simon serves as a protective figure to Dúa, who keeps him from committing suicide.

The couple escape to Hamburg, Germany, to start all over again. The protagonists' behaviours are opposite to each other: Simon is down to earth and finds himself awkward by Dúa's eccentric beliefs in astrology, who considers Simon as a typical Scorpio and thus avoids deepening into a more serious relationship, partly because of the feeling of his paternity.

Dúa's falcon, that she nourished and protected when her uncle found it with a broken wing, has a high value to her, as she considers it last remnant of the beloved life in Iceland. The falcon travels with them on their escape and has a high monetary value. Later, as Dúa wasted their money, Simon tries to sell the falcon in order to cover their expenditure, but he is cheated by some crooked Germans and the falcon is stolen.

Cast

Music

The soundtrack was released as a separate CD titled Fálkar. The music composition was mainly by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and several important artists who set up a proper atmosphere to the film's plot.

References
  1. HÖLTGEN, STEFAN. "Strange birds". Schnitt. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. Nichols, Deborah. "Falcons". Close Up. Archived from the original on 2005-02-07. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. Brenner), Frank. "Icelandic falcon". Choices. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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