Gunnar Helgason

Acting

Gunnar Helgason

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Known For

The Secret Life of Walter MittyThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty · 2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
7.22013
MovieAdventureComedy
A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
BokehBokeh · 2017
Bokeh
5.42017
MovieDramaScience Fiction
On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to discover every person on Earth has disappeared. Their struggle to survive and to reconcile the mysterious event lead them to reconsider everything they know about themselves and the world.
The DanceThe Dance · 1998
The Dance
6.21998
MovieDramaComedy
Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913. Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island. Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson). The film's score features traditional folk music.
MentorMentor · 2020
Mentor
6.52020
MovieComedy
Beta signs up for a standup comedy competition despite having never been on stage before. She asks Húgó, the winner of the same competition 10 years earlier for help with her comedy. This awakens a desire for the past in Húgó, while Beta tries to overcome her insecurities.
The FalconsThe Falcons · 2018
The Falcons
5.02018
MovieComedyDrama
Every year, on a large island just outside of Iceland, there is a huge football tournament for kids. Ten-year-old Jón and his team go to compete, but he will have to grow up faster than expected, both on and off the pitch.
Snow and SalómeSnow and Salóme · 2017
Snow and Salóme
7.52017
MovieRomanceDrama
A story that follows Salóme, a young woman in Reykjavík, who lives with her best friend and on/off-boyfriend, Hrafn. Everything changes when Hrafn gets another girl pregnant and she moves in with them.
WebcamWebcam · 2015
Webcam
4.82015
MovieDramaComedy
A college student begins working as a cam girl, with support from her best friend.
The Seagull's LaughterThe Seagull's Laughter · 2001
The Seagull's Laughter
5.52001
MovieDramaComedy
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.

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The DanceThe Dance · 1998
The Dance
6.21998
MovieDramaComedy
Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913. Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island. Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson). The film's score features traditional folk music.

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