Tears of Stone
Thanks to this film, the forgotten Icelandic composer Jón Leifs was rediscovered.
The Icelandic composer Jón Leifs, who has a promising future, falls in love with a Jewish girl. His quest for success becomes a quest for survival as his love for music has to vie with his love for his wife and two daughters. Facing two impossible choices, he finds his life turning into a Greek tragedy in a country which is rapidly becoming hell on earth.
This emotionally charged biographical drama, which Iceland also submitted for the Academy Awards, was very popular at the 1st PÖFF.
Hilmar Oddsson won the Grand Prix at PÖFF in 2022 for his film “Driving Mum”.
Biography
Born in Reykjavík 1957. Studied film making in Munich (HFF). Has directed 6 full length films, several documentaries, television dramas and shorts. Has directed both for theatre and radio. Was the rector of The Icelandic Film School 2010-2017. Has also made carrier as a musician and songwriter, both as a solo artist and with the group Melchior. His latest feature, Driving Mum, won the Grand Prix of the Tallinn Black Night film Festival in 2022.
Filmography
Filmography
Eins og skepnan deyr (The Beasts, 1986), Tár úr steini (1995, Kivipisarad, PÖFF 1997), Sporlaust (Jäljetult, PÖFF 1998), Guð er til... og ástin (1999), Kaldaljós (2003, Külm valgus, PÖFF 2004), Desember (December, 2009), Á Ferð með Mömmu (Driving Mum, 2022)