Acting
Edda Heiðrún Backman
Born November 27, 1957 · Akranes, Iceland
Died October 1, 2016 · aged 58
Edda Heiðrún Backman was an Icelandic actress, musician and painter.
Known For
101 Reykjavik · 2000101 Reykjavik
★ 6.22000
MovieDramaComedy
A 30-year-old slacker who lives with his mother finds his life turned upside down when his mother's flamenco-dancing friend moves in.
The Old doll · 1992The Old doll
★ 7.01992
MovieFamily
Lilla discovers that she'll be getting a new doll for christmas so she decides to throw the old one away, but once she falls asleep bad dreams start to haunt her.
Movie Days · 1994Movie Days
★ 6.11994
MovieDrama
This Icelandic tale, loosely based on the real-life experiences of director Fridrik Fridriksson tells the saga of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s.
Northern Tales · 1992Northern Tales
★ 7.51992
MovieAdventure
Three tales of children each in a different nothern country, Greenland, the Pharoe Islands and Iceland.
The Beast · 1986The Beast
★ 6.01986
MovieDrama
Helgi is a young man that dreams about becoming a writer and returns to his childhood home with his girlfriend Lára. While he's there he becomes obsessed with shooting a reindeer for unclear reasons. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986
A Fairy Tale of Our Time · 1992A Fairy Tale of Our Time
★ 7.01992
MovieAdventure
A story in the form of a fairy tale, that tells of the time the Princess calls upon her hero to slay the modern day dragon. The film is unusual in the way it portrays ecological issues in a highly artistic way.
Cold Light · 2004Cold Light
★ 5.82004
MovieDrama
What could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? A love-filled childhood abruptly ends when catastrophe descends. A catastrophe that the child had foreseen yet failed to act upon.
Cinderella and the Man Who Had No Trousers · 1986Cinderella and the Man Who Had No Trousers
1986
MovieDramaTV Movie
The film tells the story of Maja and Nikulás meeting and how they develop a friendship when she starts to visit him regularly. This worries Bergur, Nikulás' son, especially after he learns that his father intends to leave the girl an inheritance, a Chinese vase. Bergur takes action, and the short-lived adventure ends in a more tragic way than is usually the case in fairy tales.
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