Tears of Stone
15/09/1995
2h



About Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Annie, who is also a concert pianist. This era was frustrating for Leifs because his works were seldom performed. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995
Cast


Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Jón Leifs
Ruth Olafsdottir
Annie
Cilia Marianne Úlfsdóttir
Snót 1
Sigrún Lilliendahl
Snót 2
Bergþóra Aradóttir
Líf


Jóhann Sigurðarson
Páll Ísólfsson


Heinz Bennent
Herr Riethof


Ingrid Andree
Frau Riethof


Ulrich Tukur
Ernst Züchner


Hera Hilmar
Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir
Fríða


Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
Konsertmeistari


Sigurjón Kjartansson
Upptökustjóri
Steinn Ármann Magnússon
Börkur Hafliðason
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