“A funny, offbeat romantic comedy” —on October 22, see 101 Reykjavik to kick off our 25th Anniversary Rescreens! Directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest; Touch), this deadpan black comedy features the unyielding Icelandic landscape as a backdrop to an unlikely tryst.

Based on the classic Icelandic novel by Hallgrímur Helgason, 101 Reykjavík (Iceland, 2000) was a cultural smash upon its release, winning the Discovery Award at Toronto International Film Festival, and was one of the very first films screened here at Scandinavia House. Now, for our 25th anniversary, we’re returning to the story of Hlynur (Hilmir Snær Guðnason), circling 30 and still living with his parents, who is wasting life away either in a deadbeat bar or at home downloading porn. He is shocked out of his ennui when his mother’s friend Lola (Victoria Abril) comes to visit, a flamenco dancer whose enigmatic ways entrance Hylnur. But is Lola’s relationship with Hylnur’s mother all that it seems?

“Finely acted and shot with a beautiful, understated cinematic sweep … 101 Reykjavk is a poignant, endearingly offbeat work.” (Philadelphia Enquirer)

“A film that’s as outlandish as it is entertaining…” (Film Threat)

This program has been supported by the Monika and Charles Heimbold Fund for Exhibitions and Programs.