Screaming Masterpiece (2005)

Original title

Gargandi snilld

Directed by

Ari Alexander Ergis Magnusson

Genre

documentary film, musical film

Country

Iceland, Netherlands, Denmark

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary that interviews and shows live performances from many Icelandic musicians. It looks at why Iceland produces so much notable music.

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What happens

Screaming Masterpiece (Icelandic: Gargandi snilld) is a 2005 documentary film directed and written by Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon about the music scene in Iceland. It attempts to explore the reasons why Iceland has such a rich variety of musical talent. The film itself shows mostly live performances and interviews by some of Iceland's biggest musicians, including Björk, Sigur Rós, Slowblow, múm, Ghostigital, Quarashi, Singapore Sling amongst others, over the backdrop of Icelandic scenery. It contains also interview clips with the musician and goði Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson of the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið, the official Ásatrú religious organization of Iceland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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