A Letter from Helga

A Letter from Helga
Film poster
IcelandicSvar við bréfi Helgu
Directed byÁsa Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Birgitta Björnsdóttir
  • Skúli Fr. Malmquist
Starring
CinematographyJasper Wolf
Edited byAntti Reikko
Production
companies
  • Vintage Pictures
  • Zik Zak Filmworks
Release date
  • 5 September 2022 (2022-09-05) (Iceland)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
LanguageIcelandic

A Letter from Helga (Icelandic: Svar við bréfi Helgu) is a 2022 Icelandic film written and directed by Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

A Letter from Helga is a drama set in a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, where a young farmer Bjarni begins an affair with his neighbour Helga.[7] It is based on a short novel of the same name by Bergsveinn Birgisson.[8]

At the 2023 Edda Awards, Anita Briem and Björn Thors won Supporting Actress and Actor of the Year, respectively, for their roles in the film.[9]

References

  1. ^ Grettisson, Valur (5 September 2022). "The Human State Is Epic: "Reply To A Letter From Helga," is now a feature film". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  2. ^ "A Letter from Helga". Icelandic Film Centre.
  3. ^ Kermode, Jennie (17 March 2023). "A Letter From Helga". Eye for Film.
  4. ^ Taylor, Meredith (20 November 2022). "A Letter from Helga (2022) Tallinn Film Festival 2022". Filmuforia.
  5. ^ Fulton, Claire (8 March 2023). "A Letter From Helga: Glasgow Review". Loud And Clear.
  6. ^ "A Letter From Helga (2022) aka Svar við bréfi Helgu". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Svar við bréfi Helgu (with English subtitles)". RÚV.
  8. ^ "Icelandic Love Stories: There Is Nothing Simple About The Icelandic Love Story". The Reykjavík Grapevine. 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Úrslit Eddunnar 2023". Edda Awards (in Icelandic). 19 March 2023.


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