The Seagull's Laughter

Name: The Seagull's Laughter
Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson
Released: 2001
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, Ugla Egilsdóttir, Heino Ferch, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Kristbjörg Kjeld

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.

00:10:02 You're really upset about it.

00:14:37 Told who?

00:18:07 Step out now!

00:21:21 which turns purple in the hours before dawn...

00:24:44 I'll crucify him!

00:29:35 Where's that damn woman, you bitches?

00:33:00 What has she done to hurt you?

00:36:09 I'm sorry I didn't get around to writing you a letter.

00:39:58 That's what you get for going away. You miss out on everything.

00:43:17 She thinks you're not interested in her...

00:48:55 Better than the one that never came from you.

00:52:54 "This flower is for the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.

01:00:50 Women in one corner, men in another.

01:03:59 Shall we take off our shoes? No, don't bother.

01:08:59 Does anyone know where the old man is now?

01:13:17 The damned woman's called Halla!

01:18:10 without consulting the mistress of the house.

01:22:14 There were devils screaming all around me.

01:25:20 I decide who comes and goes.

01:29:34 He didn't fall down the stairs at all.

01:32:37 After that?

01:36:19 They see a crime being committed and none of them say a word.

Cast & Characters

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir Freyja Ugla Egilsdóttir Agga Heino Ferch Björn Theódór Hilmir Snær Guðnason Magnús Kristbjörg Kjeld Amma Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir Dódó Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir Dísa Eyvindur Erlendsson Afi Guðlaug Ólafsdóttir Ninna Sigurveig Jónsdóttir Kidda

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,058

Dialogue density10.4 lines / min

First line00:00:32

Final line01:36:19

Production Record

DirectorÁgúst Guðmundsson

LanguageIS

IMDb votes703