Do you, Jon Jonsson,
take Thora to be your
lawful wedded wife?
Yes.
Will you, with God`s help,
be faithful to her,
honor and respect her
through all that God may bring?.
Yeah, sure.
Do you, Thora Larusdottir,
take Jon to be
your lawful wedded...
Yes.
-...husband?.
- Yes
The rings are a token
of your love and devotion.
It`s the left hand.
I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
You may kiss the bride.
Jon...
Excuse me,
I have to take this.
Jon! It`s Dad.
Dad...
Your mother is completely lost.
- Where did you say we were?.
- Kerlingarskard.
Dad, hold on a second...
Can we proceed?.
- You may kiss the bride.
- Right.
Dad, l`ll call you back.
We`ve just gone
a little bit too far...
You have no idea where we are.
I`m in the church.
I have to kiss the bride.
You said Midsummer night.
That`s tomorrow.
It`s a rehearsal.
I`ll call back later.
Sorry.
Mom, stop it.
- I didn`t say a word!
- Just stop it.
Where were we?.
You may kiss the bride.
Thanks.
...and all that.
What did he say?.
He was in the church...
rehearsing.
Rehearsing?.
It`s not like he is doing it
for the first time.
On one hand we have
the persona of the doctor,
the honest man.
In his mind there are no `ifs` -
It is simply wrong
to betray your wife.
That`s the moral `absolutism`
of Kant.
Betrayal is wrong...
No matter what
the circumstances.
The other guy thinks
he`s doing what`s best,
what leads to the best consequences.
It`s possible.
The end justifies the means
is the author`s point then?.
We shouldn`t assume
we know the author`s point...
but we definitely
have two opposites.
The doctor and then
the protagonist, the landowner,
who betrays his wife
in hope of a better life.
A consequientialist, if you will...
The end justifies the means.
We could also define it
as graded absolutism.
Things aren`t right or wrong,
as the doctor says.
They are relatively wrong
or relatively right,
depending on the circumstances.
It is wrong to steal,
but worse to starve your child.
The landowner
intends to save his life
even if it means
he has to betray his wife.
To save a man`s life,
in this case his own,
is more important to him
than being faithful to his wife.
Does it have to be
so complicated?.
Isn`t love always justifiable?.
That`s an oversimplification...
I just think your explanation
is unnecessarily
long and complicated.
Maybe you are right,
perhaps it is...
Iong and unnecessary.
Do you need saving?.
What?.
No. I`m safe.
Are you sure?.
Sure of what?.
My love
Yes?.
Why don`t you answer?.
The phone was off.
What is it?.
Oh, God...
I had an accident.
An accident?.
I didn`t see him,
I was driving and--
Calm down, Anna.
Don`t start with that.
I am calm.
I was driving down--
I can`t hear you when you shout.
I am not shouting!
Just listen to me - I hit a swan!
- Hit what?.
- Or a goose or something!
A swan?. A bird?.
And are you all right?.
Yes, but...
Could I have a quick word?.
You`re all right, aren`t you?.
Yes, l`m fine.
All right, darling.
See you when I get home.
Bye, sweetheart.
Thank you, Reverend.
Well, say your goodbyes for now.
Yes.
- You`ll make the house cozy for us?.
- Sure.
And you can`t see me
until tomorrow.
Makes it more fun.
It`ll be just like the first time.
- Tell him to come and see me.
- I will. Just take it easy.
Mom!
Sisi wants you to stop by today.
We have to settle things
before the wedding.
I have to pick up
a friend from the ferry.
We`re just waiting
for that subsidy.
That`s great,
see you later today then.
Come in through the kitchen
so Thora won`t run into you.
Right.
Thanks...
See you tomorrow.
I suppose so.
Thanks for dinner.
Wild game?.
- Anna...
- I want to go home.
- What do you mean?.
- Home.
I love you.
For having the courage.
For sacrificing.
Sacrificing?.
Resigning and starting all over again.
Hi, Malla. Are you sure
you picked the right numbers?.
I`m not talking to you.
You`re bad luck.
Congratulations on the new wife.
Thanks.
Coming on strong into second- half!
It was time to get back into the game.
How much younger than you?.
- Eighteen years.
- Ouch, you`re such a bad boy!
She is an old soul
and l`m young at heart.
So no hope there either?.
You haven`t changed a bit.
- You`re graying.
- And you`ve lost weight.
- Do you think so?.
- No.
All dressed up already?.
The wedding is tomorrow.
We`re not going to sleep, are we?.
- No luggage?.
- What for?.
- Get in.
- Wow, nice!
There are no cars on the island.
- Do you think it will hold?.
- Sure. It`s American.
Made for heavyweight
burger bottoms.
Take it easy though.
Thanks for coming.
Somebody has to play the organ
at your wedding.
What are you playing?.
I don`t know, maybe...
He`s got the gray hair blues!
He`s got the gray hair blues...
- Who`s the nutter?.
- Who?. Malla?.
I saw her spend a fortune
on lottery tickets.
She`s kind of fixed
on the lottery.
She`s a freak!
- Freak!
- Stop it!
- You`re staying at my place.
- Oh?.
Thora is staying at
her mother`s guesthouse tonight.
Already staying at her mother`s?.
It`s a tradition.
I can`t see her until the wedding.
Cute...
So we can share
a few old stories.
We sure can.
Remember the year
we left college?.
Yeah.
Must have been the same year
your wife got potty trained.
So your roots lie here in Flatey,
like mine?.
My parents grew up here.
So you`re related to
Anna of Hvammur,
who was married to Gudberg,
father of Asberg the magistrate,
who married Gudfinna and
then later her sister Gudmunda!
That`s possible.
I`ll say. Welcome back home, cousin.
If there is anything I can do
just let me know.
I have plenty of time
to attend to my parish.
Thank you.
And you know about
the collection box.
We are raising money
to fix the altarpiece...
My piano!
It`s here!
Good day to you all.
Howdy, Reverend.
Thanks so much.
Faith moves mountains.
I take care of the rest.
I`ve got to get going.
- Reverend!
- Yes.
A new helmet?.
Pure ecstasy.
I`ll only be a minute.
Do they sell cigarettes here?.
I think so.
Jesus Christ!
I`m sorry...
Larus said you wanted to see me.
What is there to discuss?.
Unless you`re here
to pay your debt.
- I was about to bring that up.
- Really?.
- Are four jars of jam enough?.
- No, it`s not enough!
Tell Thora to stay out of the kitchen
while Jon is here.
Right.
- Want to buy something?.
- Just cigarettes.
How many?.
Many?. Two packets.
Two times twenty...
You do sell cigarettes in packets,
don`t you?.
Just taking down
the numbers you use.
1 200.
What?. 1 200?.
Wow!
What`s your shoe size?.
Fifty, why?.
Half and half is one.
- Excuse me?.
- A meter.
What?.
Each foot is half a meter
so together they are one meter.
Freak.
The tourist board...
Have you lost your mind?.
... promised us a subsidy.
If you think you can
take advantage of us
the day before
marrying my daughter!
This is not the best time--
This is completely unacceptable.
I am trying to run a business.
I was expecting this money.
Any decent man
would have settled the debt
before proposing to my daughter!
Is it such a big deal?.
Honor our agreement
or l`ll get a lawyer.
Why not get someone
to rough me up, make me pay?.
I`ll do it if I have to.
If you don`t pay by tomorrow...
the wedding will be called off!
- Is everything all right?.
- l`m having a hard time breathing.
- l`m sorry, I just...
- Mom!
He seduces our daughter
and then tries to swindle us.
- That womanizer from hell.
- What`s going on?.
Ask your father!
Hello...
Yes, I can hear you.
What?. I can`t hear you now.
Dad?.
Damn!
Do you mind
if I smoke in the car?.
Suit yourself.
Nine holes?.
A golf course has eighteen, right?.
It`s half a course.
You just go two rounds.
This is quite a project?.
Not that big -
thirty, forty maybe.
- Thirty, forty?.
- Million.
You`ll get your money back
in about five years and after that,
pure ecstasy.
You start on the reef,
hit over to the second hole.
This is the graveyard,
two bunkers, sand traps...
So you have to shoot
over the graveyard?.
Or over the church.
No challenge, no fun!
The third hole
is on Lalli and Sisi`s land.
Lalli and Sisi?.
Sisi and Lalli.
That`s our land, isn`t it?.
That`s the idea.
Jon will be renting your land.
- Me?.
- Really?.
Isn`t that so?.
Well, a man has got
to keep himself busy, right?.
He`ll cut the grass for you,
you get the hay and also the rent.
The guesthouse fills up with golfers
and everybody profits!
We have to make a toast to that!
What do you think you`re doing?.
Put it on Jon`s tab.
We have to celebrate.
Jon`s tab?.
Pure ecstasy.
It`s a birdie!
What a stupid place
to start a golf course.
This isn`t for beginners, you know.
I`ve been trying to help Jon
make some money.
But no, he won`t have that.
- Why don`t you want to make money?.
- We`re getting there.
Getting where?.
So when do I get paid?.
- Pay you?.
- We have to advertise, put up a website.
When we get the subsidy.
Grants and handouts!
Just like in the Soviet, Comrade Jon.
He`s against tourists.
They are the future.
- What are you doing, darling?.
- Just touching up the wedding dress.
- Do you like it?.
- lt`s nice.
It feels like I just got married yesterday.
How time flies.
Your dad was so cute, tall and thin.
We were so young.
Doing everything together,
the first apartment,
our first loan.
Darling, are you sure
you`re doing the right thing?.
You`re missing out on so much.
Just stepping into his old life.
I don`t have to do everything like you.
It`s not the only way.
- The man is turning gray.
- So what?.
Maybe it`s all right now.
But then you get to my age.
- What about children?.
- Stop it, please.
I`m close to blowing
the whole thing off.
What`s wrong with you?.
You can`t cancel my wedding.
We`ll just go to Reykjavik
and get married there.
What did I say wrong now?.
We have enough goddamn tourists.
Naked Germans all over the place.
There`s more of them
than the bloody sheep.
Hairy old German hags
in every hotspring.
We can just as well
skin them, can`t we?.
Skin the hide of their backs!
You guys are lacking...
What do you call it?.
Entre..preneur..thing!
Entrepreneurship!
That`s what I said!
I may not have a diploma
to wipe up my ass
but l`ve sure got...
the entrepreneur...shit working.
Please give me some
of that entrepreneurshit!
Start by taking a sea bath.
Learn to swim,
to get rid of that lifesaver.
Don`t get him all worked up.
It`s freezing!
Just wait for the tide.
- Guys...
- What?.
- I can`t find...
- What?.
I can`t find...
my willy.
It`s gone!
Free Willy!
- Hi, darling.
- Hi.
- Still awake?.
- Just blogging.
- I just wanted to say good night.
- Good night.
- Is something wrong?.
- No, just...
- Just what?.
- Nothing.
- All right, good night then.
- Dad?.
Yes.
It`s just Jon...
He`s been acting strange lately.
What if he...doesn`t love me?.
My dear little girl.
Don`t get mad, but...
it`s been such a short time since Anna.
And he`s so much older than you.
Why is it impossible
to talk to you all?.
He`s having a hard time
and he needs me.
But you don`t need him.
I`ve made up my mind.
I`m marrying him.
I`ve known it
since I first met him.
Well, darling, of course
you have to follow your heart.
- Yes, of course.
- Right.
What was I thinking?.
- The terns are quiet tonight.
- Yes... Thank you.
- Are all the drawings yours?.
- Yes.
Well, they`re really...
really...something.
Are you going to pay or not?.
- Not now, later.
- We want our money now.
No money, money tomorrow,
plenty of money tomorrow.
Wait a moment.
- Bloody hell!
- Bloody hell yourself!
- Help me out here?.
- What do you want me to say?.
Just something.
You`re a professor.
Isn`t that what you
do for a living?.
Hey, Polish guys, talk to my friend.
He is the boss.
Careful, it`s brand new!
- Are you paying us, Mr. Big Boss?.
- lt`s a little bit...
- Hi! Is everything all right?.
- One moment.
Yeah, fine!
- Hi...
- Thora.
- Yes, Thora...
- Don`t you remember me?.
- Yeah sure...from...
- From your class.
- What are you doing here?.
- Coming to your rescue.
Just kidding.
- We`ve got everything.
- OK. Dad`s picking us up.
- Are you in a band?.
- Not really, l`m a groupie.
They`re playing
at the guesthouse tonight.
- You should come, they`re really good.
- Yeah.
Darling!
Do you know each other?.
He was my teacher
at the University.
This lad is the best thing
that has landed on this island.
Lad! How cute.
He`s opening a golf course.
And he has promised us
a lot of golfers this summer.
- A golf course?. No kidding!
- Actually, it`s not a joke.
- Jon, help me out here.
- We want money now or we go.
Guys, please, one more day.
I will pay you tomorrow.
Come on!
Thanks a million, Jon.
You didn`t say a word!
Is this the guided tour of Flatey?.
Yes.
Welcome to Flatey!
Almost the northest island
people are living on...in.
And here, as you can see,
we have the fish freezing plant
where 200 people were working,
when it was working!
And here on our right
we have Mr. Mill-Jon.
I just had a great idea.
A new piece, out of seaweed.
It comes from the sea, you know,
the uterus of the world.
Where all life comes from.
Mother, Mare, the sea, Maria.
Like my old pieces
but three dimensional.
I`ll hang up a net
and let it hang, like an octopus,
or veins, new life.
Or a new planet...
Is that really necessary?.
What?.
Never mind.
- Evening, Jon.
- Hi.
- Is Anna not coming?.
- No, she wasn`t feeling well.
- She`s out of this world.
- Who?. What do you mean?.
- Hildur, the girl on the saw.
- Right.
So you`ve stopped teaching?.
I took a leave.
Because of your wife?.
Yes...
You could say that.
Why did you move to Flatey?.
My wife is from here.
We came to try something new.
A wonderful, lcelandic folksong...
You should be an opera singer!
I studied in Vienna.
- Really, then why are you here?.
- To sing for you, my friend!
Here comes Dad`s tourist show.
Yes?.
I`m sorry for...
What?.
Sorry I asked
about your wife back there.
That`s all right.
I just feel like I know you...
from school.
- Jon.
- Yes
Why don`t you relax a little.
You`re off duty.
- Want one?.
- Why not?. Thanks.
- The sunset is beautiful.
- Yes.
I don`t know what happened,
if anything at all.
I was living a nightmare.
Same students year after year.
Same books, same authors.
Same questions, same answers,
and, of course, the same jokes.
I was teaching people
to teach other people -
after becoming the teachers
they never wanted to be.
Like yourself?.
Yeah, like myself.
Bummer.
You`ve worked your ass off
for years with no real results...
Exhausted, but nothing to show for it.
I thought I couldn`t love anyone
the way I love you.
I thought I could only love myself
the way I love you.
Where did you dig this up?.
Did you write it to your wife?.
I can`t remember.
Prick! Don`t you remember
whom you loved like yourself?.
- Stop it.
- l`m freezing!
You`ll wake up everyone.
Thora asked me--
I know Malla`s window.
What?.
Come down. We need your help.
You`re just making fun of me.
I`m off to bed.
You know me better than that!
Why isn`t he
wearing any clothes?.
He fell in the sea.
Get him some clothes
before he freezes to death.
Out of the way.
What the hell is going on!
I told you to stay away from Malla!
And Jon!
Is that the mother-in-law?.
You should be at home
thinking of a way to pay us back
instead of getting drunk
the night before your own wedding...
If there`s going to be
a wedding at all!
Maybe you`re being
a little rough on him, dear.
Are you going to make
your daughter homeless?.
What do you mean?.
He`ll never pay us
once they are married.
Are you getting a lawyer
to go after your daughter?.
And have him auction their house?.
We don`t have to go that far.
How could you lend money
to a man we hardly know?.
Money?. We simply leased
land we never use.
Let`s be good, darling.
Now come here and cuddle
your big old polar bear.
Stop it!
What do we know about this man?.
We don`t even know
what happened to his wife.
- Hello.
- What got into you?.
Sjonni.
I travel across
the country to see you
and then you ditch me?.
Don`t you care
about anyone but yourself?.
- I have to tell you something.
- What is it?.
There is something wrong
with my heart.
It beats so irregularly.
Listen.
You`re just too drunk.
Did you hear that?.
I could drop dead any moment.
What would you do
if I had a heart attack?.
What`s wrong with the connection
on this godforsaken island!
Just go to the phonespot
and try again.
Sorry, lost the connection.
I`m telling you because
you`re my only friend.
You`ve told me this a hundred times -
and everyone else too.
Of course you have
a heart conditon.
You`re an obese, alcoholic pothead.
Now get some sleep.
We`ll get you a doctor tomorrow.
Bloody hell!
Where are you going?.
I have to run down
to the guesthouse.
I`ll come along.
Just take it easy.
I`ll be right back.
I can walk down
to the guesthouse.
All right then, go. Have fun.
I am going to get an extension
on the rent for the golf course.
Not to have fun.
You don`t have to justify yourself.
Who`s stopping you?.
Don`t be silly, Anna.
I`ll be right back.
- Darling, please.
- Please what, my love?.
- Don`t go.
- Anna...
Stay home.
Let`s talk, like we used to.
We can cook something.
You can read me your poems.
Please don`t go.
- Anna...
- Are you ashamed of me?.
No, that`s not it.
I`m sorry.
When I feel like l`m feeling now
it`s like l`m suffocating.
I have to go out
to catch my breath.
Let`s try.
I`ll play the piano.
- We can roll naked in the dew.
- Anna.
I`m sorry.
I have to go.
Then go.
I won`t be long.
I`ll be back before one.
Don`t forget
to take your medication.
Jon!
Can I have a quick word?.
- Good evening.
- Good evening.
It`s been a pleasure
to get to know you and your wife.
Thanks, likewise.
Naturally you`ve been busy,
and all couples
have their differences.
Did Anna say that?.
I don`t know how to put this, but...
your support is very important...
to her...now...
for her.
I think you`re absolutely right.
- lt`s a classic joke...
- No...
What the... Anna!
What`s going on?.
My God.
- You know what!
- What?.
It`s Midsummer night!
Anna, don`t do this.
Not now.
It`s bright all night and nature
is bursting with power.
We have to go out, roll naked
in the dew and... fuck.
Let`s go.
Let`s go out and fuck.
Come on.
You`re not dead yet.
If you don`t come,
you`re a faggot.
Stop it.
Faggot!
Catch me if you can!
Listen to the terns.
They are mocking you!
Anna, keep quiet.
I`m going down to the village...
I`m coming!
...to tell everyone
you`re too lazy
to fuck your wife!
Let`s go inside.
I`m so pathetic.
I`m so ugly and disgusting...
You won`t even...
Where`s all the furniture?.
What?.
What the hell is this!
When are you paying me?.
Paying you?.
What the hell are you talking about?.
Stop it!
I`ve been working for you more than
a year now, without getting paid.
Working for me?.
This stupid golf course
was your idea!
Exactly! So how about
paying me for the design?.
Are you out of your mind?.
Come outside, we`ll settle this
once and for all.
- What`s gotten into your head?.
- Wait, I forgive you.
- Forgive what?.
- Everything and I love you.
You can just keep the golf course.
It`s my gift to you.
I`m getting married
in a couple of hours.
Exactly.
That`s why we decided
to take you out for dinner.
- You idiots.
- I love you too.
And now we invite you
to experience, only in Flatey,
the latest in adventure tourism.
Midnight arctic sun
golfball shooting!
Have a seat, Lalli boy.
Perfect timing!
Bringing the proper
1 2-year-old whiskey.
It`s the only thing
you didn`t take.
The only thing you left.
Did you guys empty the guesthouse?.
A proper toast...
To the architect who designed
this wonderful restaurant.
Cheers!
To the dear old chap.
Then on my second year
at the university,
I was...completely bald.
Autoimmune disease, they call it.
Autoimmune?.
Yes. I`m allergic to myself,
or my own hair.
The immune system rejects it.
Of course I got to hear
all the jokes.
He`s so boring,
he`s even allergic to himself.
But at least l`ve never
had a bad hair day...
Maybe Jon is allergic to me.
He used to dream of
changing the world with words.
He had an opinion on everything.
Now he never says a word...
unless I make him.
And then he says
he doesn`t love me anymore.
At least not in the evenings.
How sick is she?.
It`s hard to say.
Nothing ever heals.
She gets slightly better,
then it`s back to the way it was.
Well...
Are you sure
you`ve gone far enough?.
What do you mean?.
When you decided
to change your life.
You don`t fix a marriage
by moving to a new place.
What if he stops loving me
in the daytime too?.
What if he
stops loving me at all?.
All I want is to be happy
with the man I love.
That`s all I ask for.
Maybe you should have
started all over again.
I don`t get you.
No, but I get you!
What?.
The terns.
One is obsessed with money.
The other one can`t stand it...
And l`m caught between them.
I`ve tried to explain this to your wife...
- I have a favor to ask.
- What is it?.
Take this...
Sisi doesn`t know anything about it.
I`ve been putting
a little aside for years.
It`s enough for what you owe us.
Are you lending me money
to pay you back?.
Take it.
It`s mine and l`m giving it to you.
Go down to the guesthouse,
shove it down her throat
and tell that fat bitch
to choke on it.
Please, do me this favor.
I`m begging you.
I can`t.
Nonsense. Of course you can.
What`s wrong with me?.
There is nothing wrong with you.
You`re a little drunk, like me...
but other than that, you`re fine.
I was going...to change my life.
But l...
It wasn`t supposed to go this way.
You know something?.
My dream was to become an opera singer.
Yes.
Maybe things didn`t turn out
the way we dreamt.
I guess not.
But let me tell you something.
You have changed your life
and I am an opera singer.
To hell with all of them.
- Lalli.
- Yes?.
Can you do me a favor in return?.
Anything, my friend.
Give this to your wife.
You`re going to
the guesthouse anyway.
Yes.
Then give this to her and tell her
l`m sorry for paying late.
OK.
No. I can`t do that.
She`ll know right away
that it`s coming from me.
You`ll have to do this yourself.
Aren`t churches supposed
to be open at all times?.
What if you have an urge to pray
in the middle of the night?.
And what if the bloody organist
has to practice the wedding march?.
That`s it.
Who the hell...
Crap!
Who made these arrangements?.
Walk down the aisle
like you just got married -
to find the rhythm.
No problem.
Malla, will you marry me?.
Yes.
What the hell is going on!
He had to try out the organ.
At four o`clock in the morning?.
I think the organ needs tuning.
Out! Get out!
How about joining us
in the hot tub, Reverend?.
Out!
A new beginning, a new life...
but still the same old fool.
Whats going on here?.
Anna said you wanted to talk to me.
Yes...
Your wife is sick, she needs you.
If you love her
you can`t go on like this.
This isn`t that simple.
How convenient.
Nothing in this world is good or bad.
No right or wrong,
just complex and difficult.
What do you want from me?.
Why are you obsessed with us?.
- Don`t make this about me.
- Jon!
Well, then!
And I will not accept this
in the graveyard.
What the hell are you
talking about?.
I`m sorry, but I haven`t seen you
since...you know.
I can`t do this.
The guilt is killing me.
Why do you feel guilty?.
What?.
What did you do?.
What do you mean?.
You know what we did.
We were saving a man`s life.
What on earth
are your talking about?.
You said it yourself.
It`s acceptable to cheat on your wife,
if it is to save a man`s life.
I am beginning to understand.
You`re a pathetic man, Jon.
Stop it.
You lied to me when you said
you loved me and I believed you.
You can start over.
Make your dreams come true.
To write, to dream again.
I don`t even remember
my dreams.
You didn`t dream about
running a golf course.
We came here to get better
and then you lie to me.
I may be ill, but you`re sick.
I don`t want to see you
end up like Dad.
Having lost his dreams and
stuck with a woman he never loved -
because he didn`t have
the guts to leave.
What did she want?.
I want to know.
What did she say?.
Don`t ask, please.
Tell me, what did she want?.
I heard it.
The terns told me.
I heard them.
He`s lying.
He`s lying.
Come and see.
I`m gone. I can`t do this.
He`s lying!
Stop it.
He`s lying!
Shut up!
You fucking lunatic!
Sorry.
I`m leaving.
I`m gone.
My God,
how I despise the man!
Why do you do this to me?.
How am I supposed to bless
a marriage I don`t believe in?.
Forgive me. Forgive me.
That`s it.
Thank you.
Sorry.
I`ve lost my shoe.
Fuck, how am I going to play
with only one shoe on?.
Shit!
The wedding.
I have to pick up guests from the ferry.
Oh?.
Get going!
When are we getting married?.
What?. We?.
That`s what you said yesterday.
No, I didn`t.
Yes, you did.
In the church.
Jon, you`ve got to wake up.
I`ve lost my shoe.
I passed out...
But now you`re born again.
It`s a new day, a new life...
and you`re getting a new wife.
Not a bad day!
I can`t do this.
I want my old life back.
As you can see there is sea
all around this island.
The man is a proper priest, I hope.
It looks like he is.
She`s not moving in
with Anna`s old furniture.
Good for her.
- Thora. Darling.
- Yes?.
- Maybe l`ve been a bit unfair.
- Mom!
Your father promised you
a new kitchen as a wedding gift.
I was thinking...
if we don`t give you
the new kitchen,
but subtract it from Jon`s debt,
and give you instead...
a refrigerator.
Why are you doing this?.
Because l`m trying
to find a compromise.
We don`t need any gifts.
Jon`s old refrigerator
works just fine.
Of course we have
to give you something.
We give you the feast
and the refrigerator.
You are obsessed with money.
I didn`t ask for any presents...
and we can just skip the feast
if it`s such a big deal.
Wouldn`t that be just perfect!
I`ve been preparing
this feast for weeks.
I made twenty kilos
of rhubarb jam.
I don`t give a damn!
You don`t care about
anything but yourself!
I`m not getting married
to eat your fucking jam!
How do I pee
in this fucking thing!
But why is he marrying you?.
Because he loves me!
Coffee, we need coffee.
Where do you keep the coffee?.
What am I doing?.
What do you mean?.
This wedding.
She`s almost 20 years younger.
It will never work.
Why are you asking me?.
The only woman
I have lived with is my mother.
I can`t do it...
Do you realize how lucky you are
to have someone who loves you?.
Dear old chap...
I don`t care if your wife
is 1 8 or 80...
if only you promise to be happy
and stop this bloody moaning.
Who the hell
invented the cufflink!
What about
all the money he owes us?.
Maybe he`s doing this
to get out of the debt?.
What do you have
in common after all?.
Are you marrying him
just to get back at me?.
Can I pee in private?.
I give up. I can`t do this anymore.
You and your father
bully me around.
Close the door.
You`re so pushy!
Jesus!
I`m having a heart attack.
Do that somewhere else,
so I can pee.
- So you`re all right with the refrigerator?.
- Mom!
Coming!
- What`s your shoe size?.
- What?.
- Malla.
- No.
Where have you been?.
Around.
Didn`t I tell you
to stay away from Borkur?.
- Why?.
- What do you mean why?.
Why can`t I be with Borkur?.
It`s not good for you.
- Is it because l`m different?.
- Malla, darling...
Is it dangerous?.
And why can`t Thora be with Jon?.
Is that also dangerous?.
It`s better for people
to be with their own kind.
So why can`t Lalli be with you?.
Is it because he is always
kind and you are...
And I am what?.
Yes, thank you.
Did they have my size?.
- Yes, they found a pair of shoes.
- Brilliant!
They`ll be on the ferry...
and should arrive
just in time for the ceremony.
Great, I love you!
Thanks for the help.
- lsn`t that Sjonni?.
- It looks like him.
Let`s go to the church.
I`m Kristin,
the mother of the groom.
Hi, l`m Sisi.
Oh, my God.
- Where is he?.
- He`ll be here.
What is she doing on that boat?.
Where is she going?.
Oh, my God.
We have to get some help.
Hurry!
All right, darling?.
The guests are here and
the ceremony is about to start.
Everyone is waiting for you.
Pull yourself together.
No...
What`s happening?.
Damn!
You have to run!
Don`t go! Hey!
Ferry! Don`t go!
This has to be a joke.
- She`s so young.
- I know.
Do something, Daddy.
I can`t do this to you.
Let`s step outside.
What the hell are you doing?.
- I can`t marry you.
- What?.
Get right back in there.
Can`t this wait
until after the wedding?.
Shut up!
I have no right
to ruin your life too.
Since we met
you`ve aged ten years.
You don`t laugh anymore.
Dear guests, just sit still.
The happy couple
has something to discuss.
We are in no hurry.
Nobody is going anywhere.
There isn`t another ferry
until tomorrow.
- l`ve infected you.
- With what?.
With boredom, self pity,
anxiety, obsession...
I`m burnt out, a wreck!
Stop it!
A complete burnout!
Maybe we could get some music.
My conscience is bad enough
without ruining your life too.
He`s got the gray hair blues,
He`s got the gray hair blues
- Don`t step on--
- Sorry.
I killed Anna.
I thought that by marrying you...
I could justify what I did to her.
That I did it in the name of love.
For a reason.
- But l`m just not a good man.
- Yes you are.
What`s going on?.
Everyone is waiting.
- He wants to cancel the wedding.
- What?.
You can`t do this to us.
Not now.
Do I have to drag you to the altar?.
I`ve said all there is to say.
There won`t be any marriage.
Mom, do something!
You can`t treat my girl this way.
People are here for a wedding.
If it`s because of the money--
What money?.
It`s not about money,
it`s a question of conscience.
What money are you talking about?.
The money I gave him
so he could pay you.
- What money did you give him?.
- Mom!
What is going on?.
He`s not doing it. What money?.
That`s out of the question.
The church is reserved for a wedding
and by God there will be
a wedding in this church today.
Maybe he`s hyper-anxious.
He got this as a child.
Answer me!
It`s none of your
bloody business, woman!
That`s it, this man is
a no-good, irresponsible bastard.
Now you`ve gone too far.
You don`t say this to a man
who`s about not to get married.
Don`t touch me,
you filthy bastard.
Let me go.
Never.
If it`s the last thing I do, l`m going
to get you back on your feet.
Have you settled this?.
Bring the bloody priest!
We`re doing this here!
I ask you bridegroom,
do you take Thora...
to be your lawful,
wedded wife?.
Yes.
- I ask you bride, do you take--
- Yes!
But he shoots himself
at the end of the play.
Does it mean that the love affair
he had wasn`t justifiable?.
Of course love in itself
is always justifiable.
But it does not justify
our wrongdoings.
So what`s the author`s point then?.
That life offers no simple answers -
just complex questions.
The purpose of life isn`t death,
even if it`s the end result.
Just as love or happiness isn`t
the purpose of life, as such.
Rather the quest.
The quest for love, the quest for happiness.
Hi, darling.
Sorry l`m late. I got held up.
Have you eaten already?.
Are you coming along tonight?.
Do you feel like going?.
I think you should go.
I`m going to stay in and write.
Constant love and happiness
is simply Utopia.
It`s much rather something
to be constantly pursued.
If you are completely happy
for more than ten minutes...
you must be an idiot.