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The Good Heart

World Cinema

Coming of Age · Impaired · Psychology  

  • CountryIceland
  • Production Year2009
  • Running Time90min
  • Format 35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
Jacques is the surly, heart attack prone owner of a dive bar. After yet another coronary, he meets Lucas in the hospital, a homeless man despondent beyond repair. With an eye to passing on his legacy, Jacques takes Lucas under wing, attempting to make him over into a lasting version of himself, complete with bizarre rules to live and work by. When April, a drunk, lost flight attendant with a fear of flying walks into the bar and their lives, Jacques and Lucas’ budding friendship is put to the test. Once again focusing on the willfully marginalized, director Dagur Kari uses his unlikable, borderline irredeemable outsiders to remind us not to lose sight of our common humanity. Jacques is hopelessly un-socialized and aggressively disagreeable, but as rendered by Bryan Cox, he is uniquely charming. He is also our window into how we collectively relate to the unseemly personalities among us and how they are included or excluded from the mainstream.
Director
Dagur KÁRI
Born to noted writer Pétur Gunnarsson in Paris, France, Dagur Kári returned to Iceland at three and later attended the National Film School of Denmark. His films include [Old Spice] (1999), [Lost Weekend] (1999), [Noi the Albino] (2003), and [Dark Horse] (2005).
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Credit
  • Director Dagur KÁRI 다구르 카리
  • Producer Thor S. SIGURJONSSON, Skuli MALMQUIST
  • Cast Brian COX, Paul DANO
  • Screenplay Dagur KARI
  • Cinematography Rasmus VIDEBÆK
  • Editor Andri Steinn GUDMUNDSSON
  • Music Slowblow
  • Production Company ZIK ZAK FILMWORKS
    Tungata 14, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland
    vigdis@icelandicfilmcentre.is

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