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Jón Karl Helgason

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Known For

D2: The Mighty DucksD2: The Mighty Ducks · 1994
D2: The Mighty Ducks
6.21994
MovieComedyAction
After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Ducks and introduces a few new players, however, he finds himself distracted by his newfound fame and must regather if the Ducks are to defeat tournament favourites Iceland.
Rainbows EndRainbows End · 1983
Rainbows End
5.01983
MovieDrama
Rainbow’s End tells the story of inter-generational family conflict. Is a haunting work that remains as affecting and original today as when it was first released.
GinklofinnGinklofinn · 2006
Ginklofinn
2006
MovieDocumentary
Swimming Pool StoriesSwimming Pool Stories · 2022
Swimming Pool Stories
8.02022
MovieDocumentary
Swimming Pool Stories is a visual presentation of the swimming pools around Iceland, the culture associated with them and the guests who use the outdoor pools daily, no matter the season or the weather condition. The social aspect of swimming pools in Iceland is one of their defining features.
Deep WinterDeep Winter · 1985
Deep 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.
WildsideWildside · 1998
Wildside
5.91998
MovieDrama
Charming desperado Ossy, carrying a deadly secret, tracks down his childhood pal Jimmy in Iceland. But Jimmy, now with a family and a regular job, will do anything to hide his past.
Angels of the UniverseAngels of the Universe · 2000
Angels of the Universe
7.22000
MovieDrama
The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.
Sweet TrackSweet Track · 1997
Sweet Track
4.61997
MovieComedyDrama
In search of kicks in Reykjavik in the year 2000, a pretty teenager, Stella, teams up with a handsome alcoholic, Robbi, and in a stolen car careers through Iceland with unexpected and bizarre consequences.

Filmography

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Wallpaper: An Erotic Love StoryWallpaper: An Erotic Love Story · 1992
Wallpaper: An Erotic Love Story
4.71992
MovieComedyDrama
Two young friends, Lass and Sveppi, run a nightclub in downtown Reykjavik. They hire a beautiful young singer, Sól, who has just moved from the countryside to the city in order to take singing lessons. The boys make a bet which one will get the girl into bed first. As times goes on, Lass realises that he is in love with Sól and wants to give up the bet. Sveppi, on the other hand, has no interest in giving up the bet. Dos jóvenes amigos, Lass y Sveppi, van a un club nocturno en los suburbios de Reykjavik. Contratan a una cantante joven y hermosa, Sol, que acaba de mudarse del campo a la ciudad a fin de tomar clases de canto. Los chicos hacen una apuesta de cual de los dos se llevará a la chica a la cama primero. Luego, Lass se da cuenta de que está enamorado de Sol y quiere renunciar a la apuesta. Sveppi, en cambio, no tiene ningún interés en renunciar a ello. (FILMAFFINITY)

Director of Photography

Swim for your lifeSwim for your life · 2012
Swim for your life
2012
MovieDocumentary
The film follows the brave attempts of two men to be the first Icelander to swim the English Channel, the Mount Everest of swimmers, their failures and eventually the success of one of them. Interwoven with the story of the amazing endurance of these two men, is the history of swimming in Iceland and in particular the long and hard struggle to re-introduce the skill after it had been almost totally lost to this seafaring nation. By the 19th century it is reckoned that in the whole of Iceland no more than 6 individuals of a population of 50.000, knew how to swim. With references to the ancient Icelandic sages, we learn through staged scenes how a local hero took on and defeated the Norwegian kin in a bout of the popular Viking sport of sea wrestling and how a mother fled after her husband was viciously killed, swimming to land with her two children.

Director

Gudbergur Bergsson - Writer with a CameraGudbergur Bergsson - Writer with a Camera · 2004
Gudbergur Bergsson - Writer with a Camera
2004
MovieDocumentary
Guðbergur Bergsson is an Icelandic writer born in Grindavík on 16 October 1932. He went to the University of Iceland for his Teaching degree and then went for further study in literature at the University of Barcelona. He is one of the leading translators of Spanish works in Iceland. His first book came out in 1961. He has had twenty books in all including poetry and children's literature. He has won the Icelandic Literary Prize twice. In 2004, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. In the film we see Bergssons super-8 films from Francos Spain and Lisboa during the revolution in 1974. Even his life as a writer and critic of the icelandic society.

Camera Operator