Unfiltered Icelandic spoken at a comprehensive rate for beginning, intermediate, and advanced Icelandic learners.
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Halló! Kvikmyndapod is a film discussion podcast that journeys through the cinema of 21st century Iceland celebrating the unique films made in Iceland and the film-makers behind them. Each week Rob (a big fan of Iceland) and Ellie (a relative newbie to all things Iceland) tackle a single movie and chat about it. From comedies to documentaries to horror films, the podcast looks at what makes them specifically Icelandic as well as how they fit into the wider world of film. Get in touch: kvikmy ...
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An independent weekly podcast, focusing on solved true crime cases in Iceland. This podcast is in two languages, Icelandic and English, and is hosted by Margret Bjorns - an Icelandic true crime enthusiast with a particular interest in human nature, psyche, and behaviour. For further information, visit www.icelandictruecrimes.com.
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Þáttur 28 - Að byggja upp vana (Building habits)
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Halló! For their final discussion of the series, Rob and Ellie travel across continents and decades for a long-lost love story by Baltasar Kormákur. Set in 1960s London and contemporary Iceland and Japan, Touch follows Kristófer as he searches for Miko, a Japanese girl who he loved when he spent time in London as a student, and who mysteriously dis…
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Þáttur 26 - Söngvakeppnin #2 (Eurovision #2)
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Þáttur 25 - Söngvakeppnin #1 (Eurovision #1)
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Þáttur 24 - Sjálfstraust (Confidence)
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Þáttur 23 - Að fara eigin leið (Going your own way)
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Þáttur 22 - Að bæta sig #2 (To improve oneself #2)
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Halló! This week Rob and Ellie contemplate the existence of draugar as they discuss recent release 'The Damned'. Director Thordur Palsson's debut feature bears many of the hallmarks of a KVIKMYNDAPOD film with its setting of an isolated village in the Westfjords, gorgeous scenery and a chilling atmosphere, but this one is in the English language. '…
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Þáttur 21 - Að bæta sig (To improve oneself)
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Þáttur 20 - Myrkrið (The Darkness)
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Þáttur 19 - Áramót (New Year's Eve)
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Þáttur 18 - Markmiðasetning (Setting Goals)
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Summerlight... and Then Comes the Night (2022) aka Sumarljós og svo kemur nóttin
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52:59Halló! Rob and Ellie travel to yet another remote Icelandic village and meet a whole host of villagers with stories to tell and dreams to dream in Elfar Aðalsteins' film adaptation of Jón Kalman Stefánsson's popular novel 'Summerlight...And Then Comes The Night'. With a large ensemble cast of familiar faces including Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Sara …
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Þáttur 17 - Að verða reiprennandi (Becoming fluent)
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Þáttur 16 - Íslensk Jól (Icelandic Christmas)
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Þáttur 15 - Viðtal - Icelandic Association of Chicago
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31:32For all socials, transcriptions, and lesson bookings, click the link here! https://linktr.ee/icelandicimmersion For more episodes of the IAC's Interview Podcast series, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viðtöl-ferðalag-nemanda-í-samtali/id1724205552De către Flemming
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Þáttur 14 - Íslenskar talsetningar! (Icelandic Overdubs!)
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Þáttur 13 - Reykjavíska? (The Reykjavik Dialect?)
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Þáttur 12 - Fallbeygingarerfiðleigar (Declination issues)
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Þáttur 11 - Að læra framburð (Learning pronunciation)
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When The Light Breaks (2024) aka Ljósbrot at London Film Festival and Fár (2023)
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27:31Halló! In this week's minisode Rob and Ellie, together with guest Natalie Peck, head to Reykjavík, by way of the BFI London Film Festival! In a non-spoiler discussion, they chat about the one Icelandic movie that had its UK premiere as part of the 2024 festival. That film is 'When The Light Breaks' starring Elín Hall, directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson, n…
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Þáttur 10 - Að fullkomna tóneyra (Achieving "Perfect Pitch")
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Halló! Rob and Ellie get their teeth sunk into an English-language Hollywood movie this week, as they follow big time Icelandic director (and actor) Baltasar Kormákur all the way to South Africa to witness Idris Elba punch a lion! In 'Beast', Elba's Dr Nate Samuels takes his daughters on a pilgrimage to their recently deceased mother's village hopi…
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Þáttur 9 - Kynjun orða og hlutdrægni (Word gender biases)
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Þáttur 8.5 - Stutt spjall #3 (A Short Chat #3)
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Þáttur 8 - Að fullkomna framburð (Perfecting pronunciation)
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Þáttur 7 - Brjálað að gera! ("Crazy Busy!")
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Þáttur 6 - Stutt Spjall #2 (A Short Chat #2)
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Þáttur 5 - Töfraorðin Þrjú (The Three Magic Words)
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Þáttur 4 - Stutt Spjall (A Short Chat)
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Þáttur 3 - Að læra með því að gera (Learning by doing)
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Þáttur 2 - Uppritanir (Transcriptions)
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Þáttur 1 - Fyrsta skrefið (The First Step)
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Episode 0 - Introduction (English)
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The Home Game (2023) aka Heimaleikurinn
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48:16Halló! Rob and Ellie drop into your feeds to discuss a new football documentary - always striking while the iron is hot - titled 'The Home Game', or 'Heimaleikurinn'. Directors Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson bring the story of Reynir FC to cinemas; 25 years after his father created a pitch in a small town in the west of Iceland and failed to ge…
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Halló! In the final episode of series 6, Rob and Ellie are back in the capital for another film by one-man movie-making machine Baltasar Kormákur. Anna, the daughter of heart surgeon Finnur, is addicted to drugs and madly in love with her dealer boyfriend and all round bad influence, Óttar. As her father, Finnur takes it into his hands rid her of t…
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Halló! Episode five finds Rob and Ellie in the UK! But not for too long as this week's film follows a group of people with a fear of flying boarding an exposure flight to, you guessed it, Iceland! Our Fearless Flyers include Sarah (played by Lydia Leonard), a competent business woman who wants to overcome her fear so she can go on holiday with her …
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Halló! For episode four, Rob and Ellie return to Reykjavík and the Nordic Noir genre for 2016's 'Cruelty', directed by Anton Sigurðsson. When two young sisters are found murdered in the woods of a Reykjavík suburb, detectives Edda and Jói are called on to solve a case with few to no clues. But a long list of possible suspects... Starring Margrét Vi…
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Driving Mum (2022) aka Á Ferð með Mömmu
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55:26Halló! Episode three finds Rob and Ellie taking an eccentric road trip south from the Westfjords of Iceland with Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson's Jón and his deceased mother, played by Kristbjörg Kjeld! Set in the 1980s, Hilmar Oddson's black and white comedy drama is an offbeat delight about a man coming to terms with what his life could have been and now…
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A Letter From Helga (2022) aka Svar við bréfi Helgu
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54:56Halló! This week Rob and Ellie travel north to the remote area of Strandir in the Icelandic Westfjords for a romantic period piece. In Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir's 'A Letter From Helga', or 'Svar við bréfi Helgu', farmers Bjarni and Helga (played beautifully by Thorvaldur Kristjansson and Hera Hilmar) begin a passionate affair as the rest of their s…
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Wild Game (2023) aka Villibráð
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1:01:30Kvikmyndapod is back for series 6! For episode one, Rob and Ellie invite you to a funny, stressful and cringe dinner party in Vesturbær. Directed by Elsa Maria Jakobsdóttir, 'Wild Game' is one of over 20 country-specific adaptations of the Italian movie 'Perfetti sconosciuti', 'Perfect Strangers'. This version features an all star Icelandic cast in…
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Operation Napoleon: Frozen Conspiracy (2023) aka Napóleonsskjölin
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55:20Halló! It's that time again, and on this week's episode Rob and Ellie return to Reykjavík for a conspiracy thriller based on a book. The film is Óskar Thór Axelsson's 'Operation Napoleon: Frozen Conspiracy', based on Arnaldur Indriðason's 1999 best-selling novel 'Operation Napoleon'. Starring Iain Glen, Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Jack Fox and Ólafur Darri…
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Halló! This week, for Rob and Ellie's fifth trip around the cinema of Iceland, they head back out to the countryside for some creepy goings on at a remote cabin... The film under discussion this week is Erlingur Thoroddsen’s ‘Rift’, or ‘Rokkur’ from 2017. Gunnar (Björn Stefánsson) and Einar (Sigurður Þór Óskarsson) get to grips with their fractured…
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Godland (2022) aka Volaða Land / Vanskabte Land
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1:03:10Halló! This week Rob and Ellie take another trip to south east Iceland just in time for the UK release of Hlynur Pálmason's Godland! An incredibly shot epic about a Danish priest's mission to conquer a corner of Iceland and spread the word of God, this is film-making of the highest level. Elliott Crosset Hove stars as Lucas, the Danish man of God w…
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Halló! Episode three finds Rob and Ellie back in Reykjavík for a psychological thriller from first time director Tinna Hrafnsdóttir, who also wrote the film based on a book by Auður Jónsdóttir. 'Quake', or 'Skjálfti' from 2021 tells the story of an author and mother named Saga who, after an epileptic seizure, experiences memory loss at the same tim…
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My Year of Dicks (2022) and Interview with Director Sara Gunnarsdóttir
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56:49Halló! The second episode of series 5 takes Rob and Ellie to 90s America for a 25-minute, Oscar-nominated coming-of-age animation called 'My Year of Dicks'! Directed by Sara Gunnarsdóttir and written by American screenwriter and actress Pamela Ribon, the short film is split into five chapters, each one about young Pam's encounters with the boy's sh…
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Beautiful Beings (2022) aka Berdreymi
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1:00:53Halló! It's series 5! And to kick things off for their fifth journey through the cinema of Iceland, Rob and Ellie are keeping things current with Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's 'Beautiful Beings', or 'Berdreymi' from 2022! Available to watch on demand from today, Guðmundsson's second feature film focuses on teenage boys once again, except this time …
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Halló! And gleðileg jól! As a little Christmas gift, Rob and Ellie reconvened for a short chat about Christmas, Christmas films, Icelandic films and Icelandic Christmas. This episode is mostly a general chat, however part of the discussion does revolve around a small scene from Grímur Hákonarson's 'Rams' or 'Hrútar' from 2015 - the very first film …
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