Angels of the Universe

Infobox Film
name = Angels of the Universe


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director = Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
producer = Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
writer = Einar Már Guðmundsson
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starring = Ingvar E. Sigurðsson,
Baltasar Kormákur,
Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson,
Hilmir Snær Guðnason,
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir,
Theódór Júlíusson
music = Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
cinematography = Harald Gunnar Paalgard
editing = Skule Eriksen
Sigvaldi J. Kárason
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released = 1 January, 2000
runtime = 100 min
country = flag|Iceland
language = Icelandic
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amg_id = 1:193519
imdb_id = 0233651

"Angels of the Universe" (Icelandic: "Englar alheimsins" (Audio|Englar alheimsins.ogg|pronunciation)) is an Icelandic film released in 2000 and directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. The leading role is played by Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, who was nominated for the European Film Awards for best acting. The story is based on Einar Már Guðmundsson's novel of the same name, a semi-fictional story about Einar's brother Pálmi Örn Guðmundsson (named Páll in the book and movie). Much of the book is true, for example that Pálmi was mentally ill and painted as a hobby.

Plot

"Englar Alheimsins", which has often been called an Icelandic "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", is the story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown, as well as other interesting characters in the asylum. Other people he meets are committed for various reasons, such as signing checks for Adolf Hitler, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band (in the novel, this occurs during the Beatles' era).

Soundtrack

The movie soundtrack features the compositions of Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, as well as two songs of the popular band Sigur Rós: "Bíum Bíum Bambaló" and "Dánarfregnir Og Jarðarfarir". Mixed in the film adding an interesting element are several American rock songs, though they are not present on the soundtrack CD release.

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