Magnús Ólafsson

Magnús Ólafsson

Born: February 17, 1946

Movies for Magnús Ólafsson...

Préhistoric Cabaret
Title: Préhistoric Cabaret
Character: Eating Man
Released: September 2, 2015
Type: Movie
In Arnarstapi (Iceland), during a cabaret number, a mistress of ceremonies proposes to us a journey into the center of her organs to go and meet the original being. During the journey, the public enters into a trance to reach the ecstasy.
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Metalhead
Title: Metalhead
Character: Erlingur
Released: October 11, 2013
Type: Movie
A young girl in 1990s Iceland is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in metal and dreams of making her own music.
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Polite People
Title: Polite People
Character: Car salesman
Released: March 31, 2013
Type: Movie
A desperate city slicker engineer cheats his way into a small farming community, pretending to know how to save them by re-financing their slaughterhouse not knowing that he's walking into a local world war of small-town politics and general misbehaving.
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Utopia
Title: Utopia
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
A student in politics, Jón, is covering for his friend from school as an assistant in the kitchen of a remotely situated home for the disabled for one weekend. Strange working procedures at the home come to Jón´s attention. Disputes seem to be resolved by a secret voting and Jón thinks democracy is threatened. But all is not what it seems.
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No Network
Title: No Network
Character: Leigubílstjóri
Released: December 7, 2007
Type: Movie
Kalli, a young boy living with his mother in the suburbs of Reykjavik, thrives in the world of movies and computer games. When he is sent to spend Christmas with his father's new family up north at an isolated farm, Kalli meets his stepsister, who he does not get along with. Soon he decides to run away, but only to be hit harder by reality and Kalli has to learn how to fight "real life" challenges while encountering imaginary and fictional creatures.
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Anna Afastelpa
Title: Anna Afastelpa
Character: Afi
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
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Falcons
Title: Falcons
Character: Lobbi
Released: September 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Simon a mysterious man with a past returns to Iceland with the intention to end his no good life. Before he can complete his task he meets a young women DÚA who he believes might be his daughter. When she gets into trouble with the police Simon represses his death wish and decides to help her out. Together they flee to the city of Hamburg and smuggle with them what used to be the greatest export of the Vikings, an Icelandic Falcon. Their plan is to sell it to wealthy Arabs.
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Regína
Title: Regína
Character: Nonni
Released: December 26, 2001
Type: Movie
Regína is 10 years old. Her mother, Margrét, works at a home for the elderly and her father is dead. The story begins one sunny summer morning when kids are leaving for the summer camp and Regína has been told she cannot go. While alone at home killing time she discovers her gift, which is hypnotizing singing. Her friend Pétur shows his talent for finding words that rhyme and together they increase the power of singing.
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Áramótaskaup: 1999
Title: Áramótaskaup: 1999
Released: December 31, 1999
Type: Movie
1999's Áramótaskaup, an annual 50-minute TV movie, satirizing the events of the past year.
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Glanni Glæpur Í Latabæ
Title: Glanni Glæpur Í Latabæ
Character: Bæjarstjórinn
Released: December 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Íþróttaálfurinn has managed to change the villagers' negative attitude towards sports, healthy food and all diligence. But when he leaves and the villagers have to manage on their own, they turn out to be very unstable and easily influenced by the criminal Glanni Glæpur, who turns up disguised as a very rich man. In fact, he has stolen the president's car and intends to corrupt the villagers so that he can sell them un-wholesome powder-food and become mayor of the town.
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The Dance
Title: The Dance
Character: Sýslumaður
Released: September 25, 1998
Type: Movie
Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913. Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island. Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson). The film's score features traditional folk music.
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Go LazyTown
Title: Go LazyTown
Character: Bæjarstjórinn
Released: December 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Latibær is full of colourful characters who have a very negative attitude towards physical activity, healthy food and so on. They prefer to stuff themselves with sweets and watch television all day. As a result they are all weak and flabby. To change this, the Sports-Elf arrives, and through his positive attitude, driving magnetism and by not taking no for an answer, he persuades the inhabitants to change their destructive lifestyle.
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Agnes
Title: Agnes
Character: Eyfi
Released: December 22, 1995
Type: Movie
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 homoeopathic doctor. The sheriff takes revenge on Natan by making it illegal for him to practice 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.
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Title: Sail Boats of Heaven
Released: October 9, 1994
Type: TV
An Icelandic drama miniseries created by Þráinn Bertelsson. The series takes place in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and follows the lives of an influential family in the fishing industry.
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Movie Days
Title: Movie Days
Character: Hallur bókari
Released: June 30, 1994
Type: Movie
This Icelandic tale, loosely based on the real-life experiences of director Fridrik Fridriksson tells the saga of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s.
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Children of Nature
Title: Children of Nature
Character: Flutningabílstjóri
Released: August 1, 1991
Type: Movie
An elderly couple leave their retirement home to make one last journey back to their home in the Western Fjords.
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The Adventures of Paper Peter
Title: The Adventures of Paper Peter
Released: September 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Follows the adventure of a group of kids and a paper boy named Peter. Plane ride, box car racing and bad neighbours are all included. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990
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Með allt á þurru
Title: Með allt á þurru
Released: January 7, 1988
Type: Movie
Dramatized educational film about alcoholism in the past and the present.
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Cool Jazz and Coconuts
Title: Cool Jazz and Coconuts
Character: Pétur Kristjánsson
Released: March 16, 1985
Type: Movie
The actress is to produce a play with the local amateur group and old romantic flames are rekindled. At the same time an American army unit is making experiments with a new and powerful energy source in the vicinity, promising the community a prosperous future.
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Father's Estate
Title: Father's Estate
Character: Salmon fisherman
Released: June 21, 1980
Type: Movie
A country boy has to quit school in Reykjavík and move back home.
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A Little Swelling
Title: A Little Swelling
Released: February 9, 1980
Type: Movie
A drama shot on location in Reykjavík which deals with the pregnancy of a 16 year old schoolgirl and the effect it has on her life. This is an unusual look at a classic situation through the eyes of the young mother-to-be. Humour heightens the refreshingly new treatment of the subject matter.
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Land and Sons
Title: Land and Sons
Character: County Co-op chairman
Released: January 25, 1980
Type: Movie
An Icelandic farmer's son decides to leave his farm, fiance, friends, dog and horse, during the depression before World War II, to start a new life somewhere else.