Under the Glacier

Our hero is Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell-glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Fantastic rumors are rife: amongst other things it is said that a corpse is lodged in the glacier! Armed with his tape recorder and notebook, Umbi embarks upon his mission. He tries to question the weird locals, a weird lot, but gets evasive answers. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused. If at the beginning he is a chipper, a mere device, by the end of the story he is inextricably involved, a committed participant in the bizarre events.

Country:

Germany,

Iceland

Genre:

Comedy,

Fantasy

Duration:

91 minutes

Year:

1989

Director:

Guðný Halldórsdóttir

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Company:

Umbi s.f.,

Magma Films Ltd.,

Süddeutscher Rundfunk

Cast:

Umbi

Séra Jón Prímus

Úa

Hnallþóra

Dr. Godman Sýngmann

Crew:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Director of Photography