Oscars Reveal Icelandic Dynasty
Daughter of a literary legend*
Mother of Iceland's Eminem**
It only seems right that Guðný Halldórsdóttir became the first female director of an Icelandic submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (in 1990.)
Kristnihald undir jökli (aka Under The Glacier) is an adaption of the metaphysical novel (aka Christianity at the Glacier) by *Halldór Laxness. It was also adapted as a play and enjoyed a successful run at Borgarleikhús (The Reykjavik City Theatre) with an original soundtrack by Quarashi.
Mother of Iceland's Eminem**
It only seems right that Guðný Halldórsdóttir became the first female director of an Icelandic submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (in 1990.)
Kristnihald undir jökli (aka Under The Glacier) is an adaption of the metaphysical novel (aka Christianity at the Glacier) by *Halldór Laxness. It was also adapted as a play and enjoyed a successful run at Borgarleikhús (The Reykjavik City Theatre) with an original soundtrack by Quarashi.
**Dóri DNA: