A White, White Day
| A White, White Day | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Hlynur Pálmason |
| Written by | Hlynur Pálmason |
| Starring | Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir Hilmir Snær Guðnason Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir |
| Music by | Edmund Finnis |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Box office | $198,998[1] |
A White, White Day (Icelandic: Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur) is a 2019 Icelandic drama film directed by Hlynur Pálmason.[2] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]
Plot
Mourning the accidental death of his wife, a police chief becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her. He investigates a man he believes she was having an affair with.[2]
Cast
- Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Ingimundur
- Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir as Salka
- Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Olgeir
- Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir as Ingimundur's wife
Reception
Box office
A White, White Day grossed approximately $340,000 across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[1]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 63 reviews, with an average rating of 7.53/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A White, White Day plunges viewers into the darkness of grief and jealousy, led by Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson's brilliantly layered performance."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised the film for its "startling aesthetic choices" and "enigmatic opening sequence."[7]
Brian Tallerico, writing for Roger Ebert, gave the film 3 stars whilst positively highlighting leading man Sigurðsson. He also praised the ending with "such a devastating, powerful final shot that it alone erases most criticisms."[8] Variety praised the film's deliberate pacing that is preoccupied less with "ticking-clock storylines" but "slow cinema" often associated with foreign film directors outside the Hollywood bubble. It is described as "a terrifying, soul-rattling character study" which makes Palmasson one of "the most important voices of this emerging generation."[9]
See also
- List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
- ^ a b "A White, White Day". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b Vourlias, Christopher (6 July 2019). "Hlynur Palmason's 'A White, White Day' Sells to China, U.K." Variety. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Toronto Adds The Aeronauts, Mosul, Seberg, & More To Festival Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Sigríður Einarsdóttir, Gréta (25 September 2019). "A White, White Day Will Be Iceland's Submission to the Oscars". Iceland Review. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "A White, White Day (Hvítur, hvítur dagur) (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "A White, White Day Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (1 July 2020). "A White, White Day review – spiralling rage and stunning force" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Tallerico, Brian. "A White, White Day movie review (2020)". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (5 April 2020). "'A White, White Day': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
