The Fish Can Sing

8.0(1)19732h 47m2

Set at the start of the twentieth century, the movie deals with the orphaned boy Álfgrímur, his adoptive grandparents, and the small, tolerant community of misfits and eccentrics they gather around them at Brekkukot, their cottage in Reykjavík. As Álfgrímur begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson, and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.

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Icelandic
  • based on novel or book

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Sweden, Germany, Iceland, Denmark, Norway

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  • IcelandIS

    • Premiere11 Feb 1973

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The Fish Can Sing was released on 11 February 1973.

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