Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Born: 1948-06-17

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948; Reykjavik) is an Icelandic film director. He is the brother of mathematician Þorvaldur Gunnlaugsson and the lawyer Snædís Gunnlaugsdóttir and the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He is mostly known for his series of Viking films, sometimes called "Cod Westerns". He was married to Edda Kristjánsdóttir and they have four children: Kristján born 1968 who is a poet and playwright, Tinna who is an actress, Sól who is an art designer and Örk who is an artist and was born in 1993. He won the award for Best Director at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for When the Raven Flies.


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The Hunt of Odd Nerdrum

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Released: 2018-04-08

Deciding to track down Odd Nerdrum's sources of inspiration, his former pupil Jan-Ove Tuv and...

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Ingmar Bergman in Iceland

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Released: 1989-01-15

Based on an interview with Ingmar Bergman and footage taken during the director's visit to the...

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Another Look at Reykjavik

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Released: 2000-12-30

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson who put the Icelandic film industry on the world map in the seventies with...

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