In our evaluation of Hlynur Pálmason’s “Godland,” an acclaimed drama that premiered on the Cannes Film Festival final 12 months, we described the movie as a “hypnotic, spiritual, slow-cinema look at 19th century Iceland.” By all accounts, the movie was a mixture of the spartan, quiet explorers featured within the movies of Werner Herzog, which meets the non secular features of Martin Scorsese’s stark and spare spiritual drama, “Silence.” We dug “Godland” a lot that we put it on our checklist of The 25 Best Films Of 2023 We’ve Already Seen, aka 2022 pageant films we already reviewed which can be popping out this 12 months.
Pálmason is thought for the movies “A White, White Day,” and “Winter Brothers” and “Godland” stars Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Vic Carmen Sonne, Jacob Hauberg Lohmann, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Waage Sandø, and Hilmar Guðjónsso.
Here’s the official synopsis:
In the late nineteenth century, a younger Danish priest travels to a distant a part of Iceland to construct a church and {photograph} its folks. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving panorama, the extra he strays from his function, the mission, and morality. WRITER & DIRECTOR: Hlynur Pálmason (A White, White Day; Winter Brothers) STARRING: Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Vic Carmen Sonne, Jacob Hauberg Lohmann, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Waage Sandø, Hilmar Guðjónsson PRODUCERS: Katrin Pors, Anton Máni Svansson, Eva Jakobson, Mikkel Jersin DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films
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“Godland” opens In New York on February 3 and in Los Angeles on February 10, with a nationwide rollout to comply with through Janus Films. It’s been described as a transfixing and mesmerizing movie, so take a look at the brand new trailer under and see if it provides you all of the majestic feels.