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White Night Wedding

Johann Sigurdarson (Actor), Olafur Darri Olafsson (Actor), Baltasar Kormákur;Agostino Ferrente (Director) Rated:
NR
Format: DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
IMDb6.6/10.0
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Genre Drama
Format NTSC, Color, Multiple Formats, Subtitled, Widescreen
Contributor Laufey Elíasdóttir, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Hilmir Snær Gudnason, Baltasar Kormákur;Agostino Ferrente, Johann Sigurdarson, Margrét Vihjálmsdóttir See more
Language Icelandic
Runtime 1 hour and 34 minutes

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In 24 hours, forty-something professor Jon will be getting married to a student half his age. But before he can make it to the ceremony, he'll have to deal with a massive debt to his mother-in-law to-be, his extremely drunk best man, the logistics of a remote Icelandic island, an increasingly hostile reverend, and the guilt-ridden memory of his emotionally unstable first wife. Can love survive one final night under the midnight sun or is the road to happiness paved with blissful ignorance? Hilmir Snaer Gudnason (101 Reykjavik) stars in this internationally acclaimed comedy/drama from writer/director Baltasar Kormakur (Jar City) that the Calgary Herald calls 'a hilarious, darker version of Woody Allen or Alexander Payne. You won't see a better film this year than White Night Wedding!'

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A fabulous film. WHITE NIGHT WEDDNG Is Heartfelt, Funny And Truthful! --TwitchFilm

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5821683
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Baltasar Kormákur;Agostino Ferrente
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Multiple Formats, Subtitled, Widescreen, Color
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 34 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Johann Sigurdarson, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Hilmir Snær Gudnason, Margrét Vihjálmsdóttir, Laufey Elíasdóttir
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ IFC Independent Film
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002EOVXC4
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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  • Andreas M. Rau
    4.0 out of 5 stars Don't forget the rice!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015
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    Humorous and interesting. Stocked with funny characters, it deals with the inner turmoil of a college professor undergoing a mid-life crisis on the eve of his second wedding to a much younger woman.
    Set on a small island on Iceland's northern coast, it successfully reflects small town attitudes the world over.
    The only flaws were in the wedding itself ( it looked as though whoever wrote the screenplay didn't know how to pull it off ) and the use of frequent flashbacks that will confuse viewers as to where they are in the timeline of the film.
    Still, it is well worth seeing!
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  • Keith Kim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unusual and pretty good movie
    Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2012
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    This is the first movie from Iceland I watched, and was quite impressed. Highly recommended. Not extravagant but really interesting.
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  • Tom Ousman
    1.0 out of 5 stars Amazon failed to deliver. Leaves no chance at recovery.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2018
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    Amazon ripoff. Zero stars.
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  • T. Simonson
    3.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2014
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    I had high expectations for this movie given that it was recommended to me by two other people I respect. But, I was bored by it. Funny, dramatic, in a weird mixture, but it just didn't arouse much interests or excitement for me.
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  • Sus Pag
    4.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing change of pace
    Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2010
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    A real departure from this director's last effort ("Jar City" - 5*) and almost as good. Who'd a thunk Iceland could produce such good films?
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  • Daniel Gamboa
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie despite being wrongly marketed as a comedy
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2012
    White Night Wedding isn't a comedy; it is a love triangle drama, where some situations are presented as funny, although, maybe, you have to be from Iceland to find them so. However, this is a good movie if you aware that what you are about to watch is a drama film.

    Jon is torn between his dying love for his deranged wife, Anna, and his younger, former student, Thora. For the sake of his wife's mental health, they move back from Reykjavík to Flatey Island, where a community of peculiar people live and make life for Jon interesting for us to watch yet irritating for Jon to live.

    Both the photography and the acting in this film are top-notch. However, the soundtrack is a bit off-putting. For some reason, a repeating blues instrumental track plays in the background whenever the "funny" situations are presented, which, for me, was distracting from the main love triangle plot.
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  • Iguana
    1.0 out of 5 stars It's not a comedy, despite the cover
    Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2012
    Why one star? Because the cover makes it look like it's a comedy. And it isn't. It's a fairly depressing tragedy, with a couple comic moments.

    It's actually a fairly good film, but I don't think the people marketing it had actually watched it.
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  • Nordmann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessentially Icelandic and Off Kilter
    Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2016
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    Well, I'm a sucker for Icelandic movies, and this one is charming and lovingly off-kilter, so that's all good. All is not as it seems here. I won't spoil it by telling you more. Still, though, the script is clever, the acting is mixed, production values are low, and did I say it was off-kilter? It is, indeed. Many Icelandic stereotypes are deflated here, and celebrated at the same time. The more you know about Iceland, the more of those sly, dry ironies you will get. I recommend reading up on "White Night" in Iceland first. That will help orient you to the craziness. Without that, you might think, what, is this, like, Amateur Night at the Prom? Don't be fooled. It's not. But it is that curiously Icelandic thing: cleverness portrayed by ordinary people. That, too, has its charms.
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  • jjubes
    4.0 out of 5 stars Baltasar Kormákur, jamais décevant
    Reviewed in France on March 26, 2025
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    Un film islandais comme on aime. Gravité et humour ne sont pas incompatibles . Paysages sublimes. Pour s'y retrouver parmi tous ces flash-backs et certaines allusions, l'interview du réalisateur est une aide précieuse.
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