Tears of Stone

Overview

About Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Annie, who is also a concert pianist. This era was frustrating for Leifs because his works were seldom performed. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 15, 1995

Original language

Icelandic

Spoken languages

German, Icelandic

Countries

Germany, Iceland

Production

Peter Rommel Productions,Tónabíó

Cast

Winfried Wagner,Sigurjón Kjartansson,Thomas Brasch,Ulrich Tukur,Gerhard Severin,Hera Hilmar,Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir,Jóhann Sigurðarson,Kurt Veth,Hans-Joachim Grubeland 10 more

Director

Hilmar Oddsson

Writer

Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson,Hjálmar Helgi Ragnarsson,Hilmar Oddsson

Producer

Jóna Finnsdóttir

Cinematography

Slawomir Idziak,Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0117868