A White, White Day

A White, White Day (Icelandic: Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur) is a 2019 Icelandic drama film directed by Hlynur Pálmason.[2] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]

A White, White Day
Film poster
Directed byHlynur Pálmason
Written byHlynur Pálmason
StarringIngvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
Music byEdmund Finnis
Release date
  • 16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) (Cannes)
  • 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) (Iceland)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic
Box office$198,998[1]

Plot

Mourning the accidental death of his wife, a police chief becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her. He investigates a man he believes she was having an affair with.[2]

Cast

Reception

Box office

A White, White Day grossed approximately $340,000 across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[1]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 63 reviews, with an average rating of 7.53/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A White, White Day plunges viewers into the darkness of grief and jealousy, led by Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson's brilliantly layered performance."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised the film for its "startling aesthetic choices" and "enigmatic opening sequence."[7]

Brian Tallerico, writing for Roger Ebert, gave the film 3 stars whilst positively highlighting leading man Sigurðsson. He also praised the ending with "such a devastating, powerful final shot that it alone erases most criticisms."[8] Variety praised the film's deliberate pacing that is preoccupied less with "ticking-clock storylines" but "slow cinema" often associated with foreign film directors outside the Hollywood bubble. It is described as "a terrifying, soul-rattling character study" which makes Palmasson one of "the most important voices of this emerging generation."[9]

See also

References
  1. "A White, White Day". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. Vourlias, Christopher (6 July 2019). "Hlynur Palmason's 'A White, White Day' Sells to China, U.K." Variety. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "Toronto Adds The Aeronauts, Mosul, Seberg, & More To Festival Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. Sigríður Einarsdóttir, Gréta (25 September 2019). "A White, White Day Will Be Iceland's Submission to the Oscars". Iceland Review. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. "A White, White Day (Hvítur, hvítur dagur) (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. "A White, White Day Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. Bradshaw, Peter (1 July 2020). "A White, White Day review – spiralling rage and stunning force" – via www.theguardian.com.
  8. Tallerico, Brian. "A White, White Day movie review (2020)". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. Debruge, Peter (5 April 2020). "'A White, White Day': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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