HARPUR CINEMA PRESENTS: Woman At War

Benedikt Erlingsson – Iceland – 2018 – 101 min.

Feb. 28 + Mar. 1 – Lecture Hall 6 – 7:30pm

Reminiscent of Kaurismaki’s deadpan tragicomic humor, this black comedy artfully balances absurdist and hilarious invention with melancholy and warm wit, and tense thriller. Halla, 50, is a mild-mannered choir director, but she is also a fearless eco-warrior who, with the athletic physicality of an Ethan Hunt, battles big industries, toppling power lines and demolishing drones with her bow-and-arrow. The cinematographer “shoots his Icelandic landscapes with such an eye for their barren beauty that it makes this eco-superhero’s motivation crystal clear: this is a beautiful world that is well worth saving” (BFI).

Won: Hamburg Film Festival, Best Feature – Cannes Film Festival, Screenwriting Award – Edda Icelandic Awards, Best Film / Director / Cinematography / Actress

Preceded by: Cut Time – Sarah Tobais – CINE 286S: Physical Cinema – Fall 2019 – 1.5 min.

$4 Admission