Directing
Ari Kristinsson
Born April 16, 1951 · Iceland (age 75)
Ari Kristinsson (born 16 April 1951) is an Icelandic filmmaker who has mainly worked on the children's films: Stikkfrí (1997) and Pappírspésa (1990). Over the years, Ari has recorded many films by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, including films such as Bíódagar, Djöflaeyjan, Mamma Gógó and Á Köldal klaka.
Known For
New Life · 1983New Life
★ 7.61983
MovieComedy
The film is the first of three about the misadventures of two friends, Þór and Danni. Two friends working at a restaurant get fired from their jobs and after seeing an advertisement for the fishing industry of the Westman Islands, decide to go there and make some money. The islands become a perfect setting for many funny and strange situations, especially after word gets around that the two are spies from the Ministry of Fisheries.
No Network · 2007No Network
★ 5.02007
MovieAdventureFamily
Kalli, a young boy living with his mother in the suburbs of Reykjavik, thrives in the world of movies and computer games. When he is sent to spend Christmas with his father's new family up north at an isolated farm, Kalli meets his stepsister, who he does not get along with. Soon he decides to run away, but only to be hit harder by reality and Kalli has to learn how to fight "real life" challenges while encountering imaginary and fictional creatures.
Magnús · 1989Magnús
★ 6.81989
MovieComedyDrama
Magnús is a 45-year-old lawyer, whose routine is upset by the personal news that he is suffering from cancer. This causes Magnús to stop and think about himself, his life and his family. If his life is going to end sooner than he expected, he wants to know how much it's been worth to him. Has life been worth living? Is it worth fighting for; is it worth a struggle against death? He takes a look at his family, a group of ordinary people, who are the colourful heroes of everyday life, struggling along in a world far removed from the world of high finance, power politics and international intrigues, but yet to them their lives are lives of high adventure. Those adventures, from the sublime to the ridiculous, form the storyline of the film, told against the background of Magnús' dilemma.
Pastoral Life · 1984Pastoral Life
★ 7.21984
MovieComedy
This is the story of how Þór and Danni run a farm. They get a job running a farm for a local farmer that is going on a vacation to sweden, they of course pronouns them selfs as experts in the field of agriculture, witch they of course aren't. When they have managed to get the "hold" of things they get the brilliant idea to have a agricultural seminar for city people on the farm.
Across the Interior of Iceland · 1983Across the Interior of Iceland
1983
MovieDocumentary
The film is about travelling on horseback across the Icelandic interior on the main route, which once connected the north of Iceland with the shout. This route was the scene of a tragic accident in the 18th century, when young farmers moving a flock of sheep to the North, perished in a snowstorm. For many years following the incident the track was not used, until the 19th century, when Captain Daniel Bruun from Denmark, accompanied by a photographer and a water-colour artist, crossed the difficult terrain, deep rivers, and rocky heights in sun, rain, fog and wind, marking the way with stones laboriously heaped into cairns.
Children of Nature · 1991Children of Nature
★ 6.01991
MovieRomanceDrama
An elderly couple leave their retirement home to make one last journey back to their home in the Western Fjords.
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.
Deep Winter · 1985Deep Winter
★ 6.21985
MovieDrama
The widow has inherited half of the farm, and is in league with a businessman from the village, who wants to buy the farm. Her purpose is to get her in-laws to sell her their share, and she is prepared to use any means to gain her ends. But soon she finds herself threatened by unknown persons or forces in the menacing winter landscape, to the point where her life is at stake.
Filmography
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Children of Nature · 1991Children of Nature
★ 6.01991
MovieRomanceDrama
An elderly couple leave their retirement home to make one last journey back to their home in the Western Fjords.
Director of Photography
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.
Director of Photography
The Word Music: Jorunn Vidar · 2009The Word Music: Jorunn Vidar
2009
MovieDocumentary
Director of Photography














