Qaamarngup uummataa (1998)

Voti degli utenti:

6.2/10   

Regista:

Jacob Grønlykke

Scrittori:

Jacob Grønlykke (writer)
Hans Anthon Lynge (writer)

Data di uscita:

25 gennaio 1998 (Greenland)

Genere:

Drammatico

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Suicide | Greenland | Death Of Son

Premi:

3 wins

Recensioni degli utenti:

Nice scenery, not too engrossing

Cast

Rasmus Lyberth	...	Rasmus
Vivi Nielsen	...	Marie
Niels Platow	...	Mikael Berthelsen
Kenneth Rasmussen	...	Simon
Knud Petersen
Laila Rasmussen	...	Karina
Agga Olsen	...	Magdalene
Nukâka	...	Trommedanser (as Nukâka Motzfeldt)
Jens Davidsen	...	Præst
Henrik Larsen	...	VVS Mand
Søren Hauch-Fausbøll	...	Værtshusgæst
Asger Reher	...	Politichef
Karina Skands	...	Pige i Telt
Julie Carlsen	...	Pige i Telt
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Anda Kristensen

Alias:

Heart of Light (USA)
Lysets hjerte (Denmark)

Durata:

90 min

Nazionalità:

Greenland | Denmark | Norway | Sweden

Lingua:

Danese | Greenlandic

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Luoghi riprese:

Greenland

Compagnia:

ASA Film Produktion ApS

Citazioni:

[subtitled version]
Marie: [Rasmus is preparing to leave town] Did you talk to your son?
Rasmus: I went there. I can see why he despises me.
Marie: You can't go till you've made up with your son.
Rasmus: I can only make up with him if I go. My soul is so sick that I can be nobody's father.

Nice scenery, not too engrossing

I saw this at the Danish New Wave series at Lincoln Center. I had always wanted to see a depiction of life in Greenland, and this is it. The program describes the movie in this way: "The first feature film shot totally in Greenland - which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark - HEART OF LIGHT is the story of Rasmus (played by Rasmus Lyberth, a celebrated Greenlandic singer), a man sinking into a mire created by constant unemployment and alcohol. When one of his sons goes on a killing spree, Rasmus turns inward, searching inside himself for the answers to the tragedy that's become his life. He embarks on an extraordinary journey into Greenland's vast, snowy interior; there, amid the towering blue skies, clear light and mountains of ice, he will re-establish contact with the culture he has lost, finding in tradition the strength to cope with the modern."

Yes there is nice scenery; yes you will see actual Greenlandish actors depicting life in Greenland. But beyond that the film holds little interest. Rasmus's finding himself is triggered by encountering a wacky mystic amid the snowbanks and glaciers, who reveals something that connects Rasmus with his past. It's a plot device both silly and so-what.

After the picture, Rasmus Lyberth, who depicted Rasmus, did some singing, which should have been in the movie to make it more enjoyable.