The read
A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10. It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
A lighthouse keeper prepares his earthly funeral while trying to reconnect with his inner elf. Hulda and Trausti have shared a roof on the Icelandic coast for over seventy years. Her love of books is matched by his love of stones. When he tells her he wants to change his name to Elf she warns him that the family will reject him. Now, as his one hundredth birthday nears and Trausti senses the hand of death upon him, he is searching for an elf’s coffin…
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Jón Bjarki MagnússonDirector
Cast
- Trausti Breiðfjörð Magnússonhimself
- Hulda Jónsdóttirherself
Themes
dying and deathfuneralelvesbirthdaygrandfathericelandagingrelationshipgrandmotherfolklorevisual anthropology