AGNES - dir. EGILL EDVARDSSON

Synopsis: In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life must fight against the odds. Agnes is a servant in the house of the county sheriff. There she is constantly sexually harassed by him and treated with contempt by his wife. Agnes falls in love with Natan, a self taught homeopathic doctor. The sheriff takes revenge on Natan by making it illegal for him to practise his profession. The dramatic relationship between the three main characters ultimately leads to a fatal web of events where a love affair turns into a nightmare of brutality and destruction.

Original title: Agnes
English title: Agnes
Genre: Drama
Language: Íslenska

Director: Egill Edvardsson
Scriptwriters: Jón Áseir Sveinsson, Snorri Thórisson
Main cast: María Ellingsen, Baltasar Kormákur, Egill Ólafsson
Editor: Steingrímur Karlsson
Cinematographer: Snorri Thórisson
Set design: Thór Vigfusson
Sound design: Thorbjörn Erlingsson
Music: Gunnar Thórdarson
Producers: Snorri Thórisson
Production company: Pegasus hf.
Co-production companies: Journal Film, Germany and Zentropa Entertainments, Denmark
International sales & distribution: Pinnacle Pictures
Website: www.pegasus.is

Country: Iceland
Sound: Dolby SRD
Length: 104 minutes
Screening format: 35mm
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Number of reels: 6
Premier date and year: December 19. 1995

Festivals

• Berlin Int. Film Festival Panorama 1996 Germany
• Seattle Int. Film Festival 1996 US
• Prague Int. Film Festival 1996 Czech Republic
• Copenhagen Film Festival 1996 Denmark
• Haifa Int. Film Festival 1996 Israel
• Mill Valley Film Festival 1996 US
• Vancouver Int. Film Festival1996 Canada
• The Hamptons Film Festival 1996 US
• Denver Film Festival 1996 US
• Flanders Film Festival-Ghent 1996 Belgium
• Valladolid Int. Film Festival 1996 Spain
• Ljubljana Film Fest 1996 Slovenia