The Seagull's Laughter
2001 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 703 VOTES · DIR. Ágúst Guðmundsson
Overview
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,058 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:32 THE SEAGULL'S LAUGHTER
00:05:12 You should be ashamed of yourself.
00:10:04 What has she done to make you say she's evil?
00:14:41 That's why her dad rang and offered you the job.
00:18:16 Everything was still...
00:21:33 The plovers scuttle between the grass tufts.
00:25:36 - Me? - Who else?
00:29:54 This is where she belongs. Understand?
00:33:35 So she's not good enough for them.
00:36:32 I must be losing my marbles.
00:40:20 And I'll repay with true, true love...
00:43:43 She said you were too mean to ask her out anywhere.
00:50:07 Never in my life ere now
00:54:11 Take this to your cousin. Run like the wind.
01:01:22 He just said the magistrate was a friend of his...
01:05:08 What we really need...
01:10:14 Have some fiat cakes and dried fish.
01:15:02 Smile!
01:19:27 Yes.
01:23:58 Answer the door, Agga.
01:26:58 Come back tomorrow instead.
01:30:30 She's as tall as you, Dodo.
01:33:51 Sorry to have to say this, Miss Agga, but I think you'd better stop.
01:37:31 Pure nonsense, as you put it yourself.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,058
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line01:37:31
Production Record
DirectorÁgúst Guðmundsson
LanguageIS
IMDb votes703