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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Jónas, working in peace and quiet in an isolated summerhouse, hires a young girl, Sandra, to cook for and look after him, and complete an ideal situation for an Icelandic writer on the brink of an international breakthrough. The plan, however, does not turn out the way Jónas intended.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 59
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −16 min on the typical 100
typical 10084Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1983
December 17, 1983
43 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Icelandic
Original language
Made in
Iceland
Directing · 1
- Kristín Pálsdóttir Director, Screenplay
Writing · 3
- Guðný Halldórsdóttir Screenplay
- Árni Þórarinsson Screenplay
- Jökull Jakobsson Novel
Camera · 2
- Alex de Waal Director of Photography
- Einar Bjarnason Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Karl Sigtryggsson Editor
Sound · 2
- Bubbi Morthens Original Music Composer
- Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson Original Music Composer
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