Sólveig Anspach

Directing

Sólveig Anspach

Born — Died

1960-12-08 — 2015-08-07

Place of birth

Heimaey (Iceland)

Known for

Directing

Credits

39 titles

Sólveig Anspach (8 December 1960 – 7 August 2015) was an Icelandic-French film director and screenwriter. Born to a German-Romanian father Gerhard Anspach and an Icelandic mother Högna Sigurðardóttir, she spent most of her life living and working in France. After studying philosophy and clinical psychology in Paris, she enrolled in La Fémis and graduated with a diploma in directing in 1989. Her film Stormy Weather was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Anspach died of breast cancer on 7 August 2015 at the age of 54.

Known for

The Young Lovers poster
6.4

Elegant, retired architect Shauna (70) crosses paths with Pierre, a happily married doctor in his 40s, who first made an impression on her in a brief meeting 15 years previously. Both are quite troubled to meet again and begin an affair. While Pierre’s family life is soon turned upside down, Shauna struggles with feelings she thought belonged to the past.

The Young Lovers

2022

The Together Project poster
6.0

Samir, a lanky crane operator in Montreuil, falls madly for Agathe. As master swimmer at the pool Thorez he decides to take swimming lessons with her. But the lie does not last three lessons - Agathe hate liars. Chosen to represent the Seine-Saint-Denis, Agathe flies to Iceland for the 10th Congress of the International Masters Swimming. Samir has no choice but to fly in turn also.

The Together Project

2016

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Christine

2009

Les Européens poster
7.0

5 short films on the theme of European identity.

Les Européens

2006

Stormy Weather poster
5.3

The psychiatry department of a young doctor Cora has just admitted a young lady who refuses to speak and whose identity remains unknown. Cora becomes fond of her patient and establishes a relationship which goes beyond the usual course of treatment. She feels a kind of "call" from this woman as a strange and strong tie grows between them. One day, Cora learns that the identity of her patient has been discovered. Her name is Loa, she is a stranger, she has been sent back home…to Iceland. Cora, who had no idea of this woman's life outside their relationship, is deeply moved : she decides to meet up with her in order to finish the treatment.

Stormy Weather

2003

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le comité

1998

Behind the camera

The Young Lovers poster
6.4

Elegant, retired architect Shauna (70) crosses paths with Pierre, a happily married doctor in his 40s, who first made an impression on her in a brief meeting 15 years previously. Both are quite troubled to meet again and begin an affair. While Pierre’s family life is soon turned upside down, Shauna struggles with feelings she thought belonged to the past.

The Young Lovers

2022

The Together Project poster
6.0

Samir, a lanky crane operator in Montreuil, falls madly for Agathe. As master swimmer at the pool Thorez he decides to take swimming lessons with her. But the lie does not last three lessons - Agathe hate liars. Chosen to represent the Seine-Saint-Denis, Agathe flies to Iceland for the 10th Congress of the International Masters Swimming. Samir has no choice but to fly in turn also.

The Together Project

2016

The Together Project poster
6.0

Samir, a lanky crane operator in Montreuil, falls madly for Agathe. As master swimmer at the pool Thorez he decides to take swimming lessons with her. But the lie does not last three lessons - Agathe hate liars. Chosen to represent the Seine-Saint-Denis, Agathe flies to Iceland for the 10th Congress of the International Masters Swimming. Samir has no choice but to fly in turn also.

The Together Project

2016

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Christine

2009

Les Européens poster
7.0

5 short films on the theme of European identity.

Les Européens

2006

Stormy Weather poster
5.3

The psychiatry department of a young doctor Cora has just admitted a young lady who refuses to speak and whose identity remains unknown. Cora becomes fond of her patient and establishes a relationship which goes beyond the usual course of treatment. She feels a kind of "call" from this woman as a strange and strong tie grows between them. One day, Cora learns that the identity of her patient has been discovered. Her name is Loa, she is a stranger, she has been sent back home…to Iceland. Cora, who had no idea of this woman's life outside their relationship, is deeply moved : she decides to meet up with her in order to finish the treatment.

Stormy Weather

2003

Stormy Weather poster
5.3

The psychiatry department of a young doctor Cora has just admitted a young lady who refuses to speak and whose identity remains unknown. Cora becomes fond of her patient and establishes a relationship which goes beyond the usual course of treatment. She feels a kind of "call" from this woman as a strange and strong tie grows between them. One day, Cora learns that the identity of her patient has been discovered. Her name is Loa, she is a stranger, she has been sent back home…to Iceland. Cora, who had no idea of this woman's life outside their relationship, is deeply moved : she decides to meet up with her in order to finish the treatment.

Stormy Weather

2003

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le comité

1998

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Par amour

1988

La tire poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La tire

1988

Lulu in the Nude poster
6.1

After a job interview gone wrong, Lulu sets sail leaving her husband and three children behind. But being an adventurer is easier said than done.

Lulu in the Nude

2013

Lulu in the Nude poster
6.1

After a job interview gone wrong, Lulu sets sail leaving her husband and three children behind. But being an adventurer is easier said than done.

Lulu in the Nude

2013

Que personne ne bouge ! poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Que personne ne bouge !

1999

Sandrine, une autre vie poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sandrine, une autre vie

1991

No artwork available
NR

In a little Icelandic island, 15 years after a volcanic eruption, the inhabitants remember the events but also their premonitory dreams. Outside, the wind fights with the sea, and the volcano is still fuming. Here, the nature is the master.

Vestmannaeyjar

1989

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

"Barbara, tu n'es pas coupable..."

1998

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jane by the Sea

2004

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jane by the Sea

2004

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sarajevo, paroles de casques bleus

1995

Queen of Montreuil poster
6.2

It's early summer and Agathe is back in France, at home in Montreuil. She has to get over her husband's death and return to her work as a film director. The unexpected arrival at her house of a couple of Icelanders, a sea lion and a neighbour that she has always desired yet never vanquished will give Agathe the strength to get her life back on track...

Queen of Montreuil

2013

Queen of Montreuil poster
6.2

It's early summer and Agathe is back in France, at home in Montreuil. She has to get over her husband's death and return to her work as a film director. The unexpected arrival at her house of a couple of Icelanders, a sea lion and a neighbour that she has always desired yet never vanquished will give Agathe the strength to get her life back on track...

Queen of Montreuil

2013

The Rebel, Louise Michel poster
5.9

A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…

The Rebel, Louise Michel

2010

The Rebel, Louise Michel poster
5.9

A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…

The Rebel, Louise Michel

2010

No artwork available
9.0

The history of the execution of Odell Barnes in Texas, on March 1, 2000. The movie, based on testimonies of family, friends and lawyers, aims at demonstrating that O. Barnes did not receive a fair trial and was executed because of his past and background.

Made in the USA

2001

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Anne et les tremblements

2010

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bistrick, Sarajevo

1995

Reykjavik, des elfes dans la ville poster
NR

David, Tinna, Svanhvit, Hrönn and Oli live in Reykjavik, are less than 25 years old and work during summer while pursuing their studies during winter. In their eyes reflects the want to cross the sea and discover the world just like their ancestor Erik the Red.

Reykjavik, des elfes dans la ville

2001

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bonjour, c'est pour un sondage

1994

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vizir et Vizirette

1992

Battle Cries poster
6.4

A woman in the fourth month of her first pregnancy fights to save the baby while being treated for breast cancer.

Battle Cries

1999

Battle Cries poster
6.4

A woman in the fourth month of her first pregnancy fights to save the baby while being treated for breast cancer.

Battle Cries

1999

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le chemin de Kjölur

1991

Forged Paintings in Real Icelandic Landscapes poster
NR

This is a tale of forged paintings. Nothing could be more ordinary. Only the action takes place in Iceland, a country with a population of 300.000, where everybody is cousin with everybody else and has been for generations. The minor incident suddenly becomes a major affair.

Forged Paintings in Real Icelandic Landscapes

2004

Forged Paintings in Real Icelandic Landscapes poster
NR

This is a tale of forged paintings. Nothing could be more ordinary. Only the action takes place in Iceland, a country with a population of 300.000, where everybody is cousin with everybody else and has been for generations. The minor incident suddenly becomes a major affair.

Forged Paintings in Real Icelandic Landscapes

2004

Sandrine à Paris poster
NR

In a café, Sandrine, 25 years old, recounts without regrets her arrival in Paris without money, her initiation into the profession of pickpocketing, and her stays in prison. Certain aspects of her story strangely echo the words of the police officer who arrested her.

Sandrine à Paris

1992

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bienvenue chez Manon

2006

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bienvenue chez Didda

2006

Back Soon poster
6.7

Anna Hallgrimsdottir, a poetess, dish washer and marijuana dealer in her late thirties, lives in Reykjavik with her two sons, Krummi and Ulfur. Anna is tired of her lifestyle and the coldness of Iceland and wishes to show her sons more of the world. Finally she decides to do something about it, move on, and somewhat change her lifestyle. The first step in her revival is to sell her business which consists of her mobile telephone which includes her big list of clients. The sale is an unusual one and the potential buyer promises her the asking price within 48 hours. During those 48 hours Anna gets into all kinds of “Icelandic familial adventures” as her kitchen fills up with customers/friends, partying, while waiting for her to come Back Soon.

Back Soon

2008

Back Soon poster
6.7

Anna Hallgrimsdottir, a poetess, dish washer and marijuana dealer in her late thirties, lives in Reykjavik with her two sons, Krummi and Ulfur. Anna is tired of her lifestyle and the coldness of Iceland and wishes to show her sons more of the world. Finally she decides to do something about it, move on, and somewhat change her lifestyle. The first step in her revival is to sell her business which consists of her mobile telephone which includes her big list of clients. The sale is an unusual one and the potential buyer promises her the asking price within 48 hours. During those 48 hours Anna gets into all kinds of “Icelandic familial adventures” as her kitchen fills up with customers/friends, partying, while waiting for her to come Back Soon.

Back Soon

2008