Englar alheimsins

Today at work one of the guests made me aware of the fact that downstairs in the house where I live and work there is a painting hanging ,which was created by Pálmi Örn Guðmundsson, the main character of the novel and movie based on thereof "Angels of the Universe". The novel was widely hailed through critics and won the Nordic Council Literature Prize. The author of the novel happens to be Palmi's brother.
At this point of my life I feel moved and caught by that poignant story of an extremely smart and gifted person that Palmi was. He was different, one may say he was a haunted lunatic but it's not true...Working with mentally disabled people , taught me that most of them are more smarter than we 'normal'*this is a relatively subjective term* folks are. Yesterday Bjork noted on her fbook profile " there are certain emotions in your body that not even your best friend can sympathize with , but you will find the right film or the right book , and it will understand you . " 

Angels of the Universe excerpt :
"Yes, I know old Adolf {Hitler} killed lunatics, but don't forget he was just putting into practice what a lot of people think."
"Schizophrenia is deeply rooted in the Icelandic character. Look at all that belief in elves and spirits, ghosts and trolls.It's evidence of a split personality."

I highly encourage you to either watch the movie or read the book or preferably both.

painted by Palmi

Icelandic cinema and just a little rant on life

Today I encountered an unexpected coffe meeting(apparently none of us was drinking coffe). Me and my friends were thrashing out people's capacities for making life taxing and complicated and I just realised I'm thinking definitely too much, so I decided to watch some Icelandic movies instead I hope they not gonna push me into a pondering mood again. I have some movies on my list I would like to see so let me introduce them to you.

1. A little trip to heaven
Plot : A husband and wife tangle with an investigator over her dead brother's million-dollar insurance policy.
Director:Baltasar Kormákur
source : IMDb


2.Mýrin
A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
Director:
Baltasar Kormákur


3.Sódóma Reykjavík
plot :Since his mother wants to watch TV, Axel, a young auto-mechanic, must recover her remote control, accidentally taken by his punk sister Maja. During his quest, he becomes involved in the conflict between Moli, the liquor smuggler, and Aggi, a night club owner who wants to be Iceland's first mafia boss
Director:Óskar Jónasson


4.Veðramót
Director:Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Writer : Guðný Halldórsdóttir

Plot : A young girl breaks up from her petit bourgeoisie home and her piano lessons to lead an entirely new life, as one of the personnel at an institution for juvenile delinquents in a remote part of Northern Iceland. It is the 1970s and the young people in charge of the place are heavily into flower power, sitar music and solving problems by frank talk sessions with the delinquents. However, the hippies, who themselves despise authority, soon find their own authority under attack by the rebellious youngsters, especially after the arrival of a mysterious young girl. Then a violent incident occurs that will have a decisively detrimental effect on relations at the institution.