The National Film Archives present works by director Reynir Oddsson
Reynir Oddsson studied acting and filmmaking in the United States and London. Upon his return he brought ideas influenced by the French New Wave movement to the Icelandic film industry. Both with his fictions and documentaries Reynir struck a fresh new note that would resonate in the 1960s and 1970s and alter the course of aesthetics and approach of Icelandic filmmaking.
On the Edge of the Ocean (1963)
An impressionistic landscape film from 1963 highlighting Iceland’s natural beauty from the mountains to the sea.
Duration: 17 mín
Flug 401 / Flight 401 (1966)
A documentary with feminist undertones and new wave aesthetics about the work of flight attendants going to New York. A unique archival documentary.
Duration: 31 mín
Introduction by: Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir
Curated by: Kvikmyndasafn Íslands / The National Film Archives of Iceland
