Directed by:
Hrafn GunnlaugssonScreenplay:
Hrafn GunnlaugssonCinematography:
Esa VuorinenCast:
Reine Brynolfsson, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Egill Ólafsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Helgi Skúlason, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Flossi Olafsson, Rurik Haraldsson (more)Plots(1)
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson returns to recreate the viking era following the highly successfull The Raven Flies. This time, however, the storytelling is inspired by the Icelandic sagas, the story of Tristan and Isolde and the Greek tragedies. In the Shadow of the Raven tells the story of a young man, Trausti, who arrives in Iceland from Norway, where he has completed his studies for the priesthood. A man of peace, he is thrust by fate into the midst of civil strife in Iceland, where that he meets Ísól. Unmarried and yet a mother, she represents the Eternal Feminine, the woman that Goethe sought in vain. In the Shadow of the Raven is first and foremost a story of strong individuals set against the powerful workings of fate. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Reine Brynolfsson
Sweden
Best movies:
A Song for Martin (2001)
Kitchen Stories (2003)
Les Misérables (1998)
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir
Best movies:
Children of Nature (1991)
In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)
Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981)
Egill Ólafsson
Best movies:
Agnes (1995)
Angels of the Universe (2000)
Children of Nature (1991)
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Iceland
Best movies:
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
Driving Mum (2022)
Summerlight... and Then Comes the Night (2022)
Helgi Skúlason
Iceland
Best movies:
Agnes (1995)
Pathfinder (1987)
Hin helgu vé (1993)
Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Devil's Island (1996)
Rams (2015)
Movie Days (1994)
Flossi Olafsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Cold Fever (1995)
When the Raven Flies (1984)
In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)
Rurik Haraldsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Angels of the Universe (2000)
Children of Nature (1991)
Cold Fever (1995)
Sveinn M. Eidsson
Iceland
Best movies:
When the Raven Flies (1984)
In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)
Helga Bachmann
Iceland
Best movies:
In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)
Gudmunda Eliasdottir
Iceland
Best movies:
Jar City (2006)
In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)
Sune Mangs
Finland
Best movies:
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)
Johann Neumann
Best movies:
Between Two Fires (2010)
In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)