Viðar Víkingsson

Directing

Viðar Víkingsson

Born March 2, 1951 (age 75)

No biography available.

Known For

DísDís · 2004
Dís
6.82004
MovieComedy
Dís, 23, is still to decide what to do with her life. Obsessed by the thought of being "abnormally normal", a mere photocopy of long lost original, she wanders from one odd job to another and tries out various cources at the University. A guiding light comes her way from an unexpected direction.
Ingmar Bergman in IcelandIngmar Bergman in Iceland · 1989
Ingmar Bergman in Iceland
1989
MovieDocumentary
Based on an interview with Ingmar Bergman and footage taken during the director's visit to the Reykjavík Art Festival in 1986, this film focuses on Mr. Bergman's methods and philosophy on film direction.
The Sacred MoundThe Sacred Mound · 1993
The Sacred Mound
5.31993
MovieDrama
A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness and instead of regarding her as a mother figure; he falls obsessively in love with her.
TilburyTilbury · 1987
Tilbury
5.81987
MovieHorrorTV Movie
In 1940, when there are British forces in Iceland, a country boy goes to Reykjavik to work for the army and to find what became of his childhood sweetheart. He soon discovers that she's having an affair with a British soldier. Moreover, he starts to suspect that the soldier, instead of being an officer and a gentleman, is in fact a very peculiar kind of monster.
A White Spot on the Back of the HeadA White Spot on the Back of the Head · 1979
A White Spot on the Back of the Head
4.01979
MovieHorrorMystery
An adaptation of the Icelandic ghost story of "The Deacon of Dark River", set in 1970s France.
Gudmundur KambanGudmundur Kamban · 1988
Gudmundur Kamban
1988
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about Icelandic playwright, novelist and filmmaker Guðmundur Kamban.
The RevelationThe Revelation · 2004
The Revelation
3.52004
MovieComedy
The Icelandic parliament has been presented with a bill which will allow the Institute for State Supervision to create a SuperCode Databank which will centralize all other databanks based on personal ID numbers; with this SuperCode the Institute can follow and monitor everyone’s behavior. Hannes, a middle-aged man who still lives with his aging mother, works at the Institute, and he is the originator of the idea. Hannes has already secretly started working on it on his computer, even though it is uncertain that Parliament will agree to it. Hannes is in love with Stefania, the new secretary in the Institute, and hopes to impress her with his “private” SuperCode Databank. But one day, Hannes’s computer, containing the databank, is stolen. Hannes is afraid of the consequences if it is discovered he has been working on the SuperCode illegally. He starts trying to catch the thief himself only to become a victim of the very systems he has believed in and worked so hard to strengthen.
Marriage, a Card GameMarriage, a Card Game · 1992
Marriage, a Card Game
1992
MovieDrama
A boy growing up in the country in the sixties is fascinated by card games and ancient poetry.

Filmography

Sort
The RevelationThe Revelation · 2004
The Revelation
3.52004
MovieComedy
The Icelandic parliament has been presented with a bill which will allow the Institute for State Supervision to create a SuperCode Databank which will centralize all other databanks based on personal ID numbers; with this SuperCode the Institute can follow and monitor everyone’s behavior. Hannes, a middle-aged man who still lives with his aging mother, works at the Institute, and he is the originator of the idea. Hannes has already secretly started working on it on his computer, even though it is uncertain that Parliament will agree to it. Hannes is in love with Stefania, the new secretary in the Institute, and hopes to impress her with his “private” SuperCode Databank. But one day, Hannes’s computer, containing the databank, is stolen. Hannes is afraid of the consequences if it is discovered he has been working on the SuperCode illegally. He starts trying to catch the thief himself only to become a victim of the very systems he has believed in and worked so hard to strengthen.

Hannes H. Aðalsteinsson