SVERRIR GUDNASON

THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
Starring Sverrir Gudnason, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Saga Garðarsdóttir, Grímur Hlynsson and Þorgils Hlynsson. Directed by Hlynur Pálmason.

Though in the throes of a splitting up, Anna and Magnus still spend time together for the sake of their three children, Ída and twins Þorgils and Grímur. Magnus works at sea, infrequently returning to land, where he asserts himself as the patriarch with limited efficacy. Anna is an artist whose vast and impressive works fail to receive suitable recognition.

In their interactions across the changing seasons, whilst there’s sufficient indication of why the separation is happening, there’s also the familiarity of a long-held love and a glimmer of a chance of reconciliation.