The Juniper Tree (1990)
- Directed by
- Nietzchka Keene
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Iceland
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 90 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two sisters flee their home after their mother is killed as a witch. They find shelter with a man and his son, but tensions and old resentments rise up.
slow-burnbleakatmosphericdreamlikesomberstarkbroodingsubdued
What happens
The Juniper Tree is a 1990 Icelandic medieval fantasy drama film written and directed by Nietzchka Keene. Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Juniper Tree", the film was shot in black-and-white in a small budget in 1986. It stars Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring and Geirlaug Sunna Þormar. The Juniper Tree premiered at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
The Sacred Mound (1993)
The Honour of the House (1999)
Magnús (1989)
Land and Sons (1980)
Virgin Mountain (2015)
Rams (2015)
Cool Jazz and Coconuts (1985)
Witchcraft (1999)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.