Pálmason’s The Love That Remains doesn’t attempt to make a grand thesis on love and family, but successfully captures both its smallness and precious enormity.
NPR
Anna, an artist, and Magnús, a fisherman, live with their three children and charismatic sheepdog in the quiet grandeur of the Icelandic countryside. As the fractures in their marriage come to the surface, the couple try to hold onto the afterimages of a life together and make sense of a deep and lingering devotion. Filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason (Godland) brings surprising humor and emotional weight to this gorgeous, intimate, and brilliantly expansive scenes from a marriage, amidst the majestic backdrop of the changing seasons.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
1hr 49min
Accolades
Premiere – Cannes International Film Festival
Directed by
Hlynur Pálmason
Written by
Hlynur Pálmason
Starring
Saga Garðarsdóttir, Sverrir Gudnason, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir
