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Summerlight… and Then Comes the Night

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Summerlight… and Then Comes the Night
Poster
IcelandicSumarljós og svo kemur nóttin
Directed byElfar Aðalsteins
Screenplay byElfar Aðalsteins
Based onSumarljós og svo kemur nóttin
by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Produced by
  • Rúnar Ingi Einarsson
  • Sara Nassim
Starring
CinematographyDavid Williamson
Release date
Running time
110 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

Summerlight… and Then Comes the Night (Icelandic: Sumarljós og svo kemur nóttin) is an 2022 Icelandic tragicomedy directed by Elfar Aðalsteins, who also wrote the screenplay. In the film, set in a tiny Icelandic village, Elfar directed an all-Icelandic ensemble cast including Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Heida Reed and Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, from his own screenplay adaptation of Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s celebrated novel of the same name from 2005, which received the Icelandic Literary Awards in 2006. The film premiered in the Best of Festival selection at Tallinn Black Nights IFF in 2022, was awarded Best Nordic Film Award at the Santa Barbara IFF and nominated for five Icelandic Film and Television Awards, including Best Picture.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Müllerová, Eva (19 August 2023). "Recenze Letní světlo, a pak přijde noc: Mozaika příběhů z malé islandské vesnice ukáže bolest i krásu pomíjivosti života". Červený koberec (in Czech).
  2. ^ Offer, Avi (20 September 2024). "Reviews for September 20th, 2024". The NYC Movie Guru.
  3. ^ "Summerlight… and Then Comes the Night (2022) aka Sumarljós og svo kemur nóttin". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 20 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Summerlight and then comes the Night". Icelandic Film Centre.
  5. ^ Ntim, Zac (15 August 2024). "Tallinn Competition Drama 'Summerlight… And Then Comes The Night' Lands World Rights Deal & U.S. Distribution". Deadline.
  6. ^ Lazic, Elena (19 October 2022). "Review: Summerlight… And Then Comes the Night". Cineuropa.
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