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The Juniper Tree
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863--Film adaptations.
- Grimm, Jacob.
- Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859--Film adaptations.
- Grimm, Wilhelm.
- Man-woman relationships--Iceland--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Marriage--Iceland--Drama.
- Marriage.
- Orphans--Iceland--Drama.
- Orphans.
- Sisters--Iceland--Drama.
- Sisters.
- Witchcraft--Iceland--Drama.
- Witchcraft.
- Witches--Iceland--Drama.
- Witches.
- Iceland--Social life and customs--Drama.
- Iceland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (78 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film 1990
- Summary:
- Set in medieval Iceland, The Juniper Tree follows Margit (Björk in a riveting performance) and her older sister Katla (Bryndis Petra Bragadottir) as they flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. Finding shelter and protection with Johan (Valdimar Orn Flygenring.), and his resentful young son, Jonas (Geirlaug Sunna Thormar), the sisters help form an impromptu family unit that's soon strained by Katla's burgeoning sorcery. Photographed entirely on location in the stunning landscapes of Iceland in spectacular black-and-white by Randy Sellars, The Juniper Tree is a deeply atmospheric film, evocative of Carl Theodor Dreyer's Day of Wrath and Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring, and filled with indelible waking dream sequences (courtesy of legendary experimental filmmaker Pat O'Neill). A potent allegory for misogyny and its attendant tragedies, is a major rediscovery for art house audiences. New 4K digital restoration by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation
- Participant:
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Guðrún S. Gísladóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Geirlaug Sunna Þormar.
- Credits:
- Producer, Nietzchka Keene ; writer and director, Nietzchka Keene.
- Notes:
- Based on a tale from the Brothers Grimm.
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen
- OCLC:
- 1343068495
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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