Jar City (film)

Jar City
Directed by	Baltasar Kormákur
Produced by	Agnes Johansen Lilja Pálmadóttir
Written by	Arnaldur Indriðason
Starring	Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson
Music by	Mugison
Cinematography	Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Editing by	Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Release date(s)	20 October 2006 (2006-10-20)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Iceland Germany Denmark
Language	Icelandic

Jar City (Icelandic: Mýrin ( pronunciation (help·info)--meaning marsh) is a 2006 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is based on Mýrin, a novel written by Arnaldur Indriðason, released in English as Tainted Blood (also released in English as Jar City).^[1]

Kormákur is in the midst of producing an English-language remake also called Jar City, which will be set in Louisiana.

Plot

A world-weary cop comes to believe a recent murder of an elderly man is linked to a case of rape three decades earlier and works to put the pieces together.

Cast

• Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Erlendur
• Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir as Eva Lind
• Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Sigurður Óli
• Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir as Elínborg
• Atli Rafn Sigurðsson as Örn
• Kristbjörg Kjeld as Katrín
• Þorsteinn Gunnarsson as Holberg
• Theódór Júlíusson as Elliði
• Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir as Elín
• Guðmunda Elíasdóttir as Theodóra
• Walter Grímsson as Handrukkarar
• Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson
• Magnús Ragnarsson as Lögfræðingur
• Rafnhildur Rósa Atladótir as Kola
• Jón Sigurbjörnsson as Albert

Soundtrack

The score was composed by Mugison.

Track listing:

1. "Til eru fræ"
2. "Sveitin milli sanda"
3. "Bíum bíum bambaló"
4. "Erlendur"
5. "Elliði"
6. "Á Sprengisandi"
7. "Fyrir átta árum"
8. "Áfram veginn - Nikka"
9. "Áfram veginn"
10. "Halabalúbbúlúbbúlei"
11. "Malakoff"
12. "Bí bí og blaka I"
13. "Myrra"
14. "Kirkjuhvoll"
15. "Bí bí og blaka II"
16. "Dagný"
17. "Heyr, Ó Gud raust mína"
18. "Lyrik"
19. "Nú hnígur sól"
20. "Sofðu unga ástin mín"
21. "Ódur til Hildigunnar"
22. "Svefnfræ"
23. "Fræsvefn"
24. "Svefnfræ, söngur"
25. "Nú legg ég augun aftur"

Prizes

The film was awarded the Crystal Globe Grand Prix at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007.^[2]

Remake

Steve Niles wrote the comic about the film and announced to wrote the storybook of the remake which is directed by David Gordon Green.^[3]

DVD

A Blockbuster Exclusive Region 1 DVD was released in the U.S. and Canada; otherwise, the film was not released commercially in the U.S. Region 2 DVDs are available in Europe. The film can be downloaded (for purchase or rental) via Amazon or iTunes.

References

1. ^ Celluloid Dreams Weds with Kormákur’s latest comedy
2. ^ IFC fill 'Jar' with Icelandic thriller
3. ^ Icelandic Thriller 'Jar City' Getting an American Remake

External links

• Jar City at the Internet Movie Database
• Jar City at AllRovi