Summerland (2010)
- Original title
- Sumarlandið
- Directed by
- Grímur Hákonarson
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Iceland
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- L
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 9 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
In a town near Reykjavík known for elf folklore, a man becomes preoccupied with a mystical afterlife realm called Summerland. The film follows him and others as their lives intersect with local beliefs and personal losses.
slow-burnmeditativemelancholicunsettlinggroundedatmosphericintimatequietly strange
What happens
Summerland (Icelandic: Sumarlandið) is an 80-minute 2010 Icelandic film, written and directed by Grímur Hákonarson, released by Blueeyes Productions/Sögn ehf. The film is set in Kópavogur, a town south of Reykjavík strongly associated with urban legends about elves. The film takes its name from the place where spirits are said by one of the protagonists to go after death, a term attested more generally in Icelandic spiritualism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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