?lafur Darri ?lafsson, Baltasar Korm?kur, Baltasar Kormákur

It's easy to empathize with adolescent apathy when it's 30 degrees below zero, nightfall at four o'clock in the afternoon, and you're knee-deep in graying snow sludge. But at 28 years old, Hlynur's a ...( read more  read more... )little long in the tooth to be making Nintendo, cyber porn, and getting wasted into next year his vocation. In addition to successfully resisting employment, adulthood, and even an inkling of responsibility, Hlynur has managed to stave off any committed co-mingling with the opposite sex -with the exception of his mother, that is, under whose authority and dotage he still lives. But it's amazing how a boy will snap to when he's aroused. Enter Lola, a spirited Spanish Flamenco teacher and an old friend of his mother's. After Lola and Hlynur share a drunken one-night stand, Hlynur is mortified to learn that Lola's been making house calls, only she's bypassed his door in favor of his mother's. And to add insult to injured astonishment, the happy couple is expecting their first child.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Baltasar Korm?kur, Baltasar Kormákur

Release Date: January 19, 2001

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DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003

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  • October 1, 2009
    I really like this film, it made me read the book (also good) and now I really want to go to Iceland (Not the frozen food specialist).
  • April 28, 2007
    Icelandic eurotrash about sex, drugs, parties, lesbians and the difficulties of growing up.
  • June 27, 2008
    Hilarious.
  • August 2, 2009
    bok gibiydi, basroldeki salak essekkadar adama en ufak bir empati kurmadim. filmin senaryo ve diyaloglari gerzekce, klise ve uyuzdu. bu adamda kendini bulan adamlara hemen filmden sonra vakit kaybetmeden bileklerini kesmelerini salik veriyorum.
  • January 7, 2009
    "i can't talk and smoke at the same time!"
  • October 22, 2007
    hehe... The first Icelandic film I see here... great.... ... ţessi mynd bara allveg ágćt, hef aldrei veriđ neinn risa ađdáandi íslenskra bíómynda en gef henni nátturulega 5 stjörnur ţar sem hún er íslensk:P ... (translation) This movie is great, great, great... everyone should se...( read more)e this one... just brilliant, this one truly is a 5 star film ;D
  • August 17, 2007
    Would like to get round to watching.
  • July 21, 2007
    An amusing portrait of people with nothing interesting to do

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October 12, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

101 Reykjavik sometimes seems to be drifting pointlessly, but it keeps on righting itself, with moments of humor and imagination. full review

May 3, 2001
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Finely acted and shot with a beautiful, understated cinematic sweep ... 101 Reykjavík is a poignant, endearingly offbeat work.

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