101 Reykjavík (2000)

Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he ... See full summary »

Director:

Baltasar Kormákur

Writers:

Hallgrímur Helgason (novel), Baltasar Kormákur

Stars:

Victoria Abril, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Hanna María Karlsdóttir

9 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victoria Abril	...	Lola
Hilmir Snær Guðnason	...	Hlynur Bjorn Hafsteinsson
Hanna María Karlsdóttir	...	Berglind
Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir	...	Hófí
Baltasar Kormákur	...	Þröstur
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson	...	Marri
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson	...	Brúsi
Eyvindur Erlendsson	...	Hafsteinn
Halldóra Björnsdóttir	...	Elsa
Hilmar Jonsson	...	Magnús
Jóhann Sigurðarson	...	Páll
Edda Heidrún Backman	...	Kona Páls
Gudmundur Thorvaldsson	...	Ellert (as Guðmundur Ingi Þorvaldsson)
Gunnar Eyjólfsson	...	Nágranni
Jónína Ólafsdóttir	...	Kona á Tryggingarm

Storyline

Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he stands back from commitment. His mother's Spanish flamenco teacher, Lola, moves in with them for Christmas. On New Year's Eve, while his mother is away, Hlynur finds out Lola is a lesbian, but also ends up having sex with her. He soon finds out he and his mother are sharing more than a house. Eventually he must find out where he fits into the puzzle, and how to live life less selfishly.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | unemployment | porn | spanish | drinking | 

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Taglines:

30° below zero, five hours of daylight, what else can you do but get wrecked

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Scandinavian Entertainment Group - info (Norwegian)

Country:

Iceland Denmark France Norway Germany

Language:

Icelandic English

Release Date:

1 June 2000 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

101 Reykjavik

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,547 (USA) (27 July 2001)

Gross:

$12,182 (USA) (27 July 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blueeyes Productions, Filmhuset AS, Liberator Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

101 is the zip code for Reykjavik's town center, the oldest part of town, this part of town is home to Iceland's cultural elite.

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Quotes

Hlynur: Lola will be his mum, and my mum will be his dad. And I'll be his brother, but his father too, and the son of his dad and of his grandmother and his mothers ex-lover.

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Soundtracks

"Í bláum skugga"
Performed by Stuðmenn
Written by Sigurður Bjóla
Courtesy of Skífan

User Reviews

Wonderful but not complete.

I saw the film 101Reykjavik during one of my sessions as a projectionist at a movie theater in Helsingborg. I had no previous knowledge of the film neither had I heard anything about it, but boy was I in for a treat.

Although the movie seems incomplete story wise, the characters and the dialog is superb and some of the plot twists make you fall out of the chair in laughter. So despite the lack in story development the overall experience is great. The music (by among others Damon Albarn) compliments the pictures wonderfully with its playful themes of the old classic "Lola". It is really a variation of the old "Slacker" theme but it is done without any moral judgement on the characters. Some people aren't ment to become important and some are. Hlynur (the protagonist) is constantly torn between his selfconscious criticism of the world and the inevitable fact that he has to live in it and he gets by as best as he can. Would the story had been allowed to develop even further the movie would have been the ultimate voice of the "Slacker" generation but since it falls short the best one can do is just take it for what it is and enjoy.

I would warmly recommend the movie to everyone under 35, the older generations might want to check out something else.