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

Directed by Hilmar Oddsson

Top cast

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Jón Leifs

R

Ruth Olafsdottir

Annie

C

Cilia Marianne Úlfsdóttir

Snót 1

S

Sigrún Lilliendahl

Snót 2

B

Bergþóra Aradóttir

Líf

Jóhann Sigurðarson

Páll Ísólfsson

Heinz Bennent

Herr Riethof

Ingrid Andree

Frau Riethof

Ulrich Tukur

Ernst Züchner

Hera Hilmar

G

Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir

Fríða

Árni Pétur Guðjónsson

Konsertmeistari

Sigurjón Kjartansson

Upptökustjóri

S

Steinn Ármann Magnússon

Börkur Hafliðason

W

Winfried Wagner

Thomas Brasch

K

Kurt Veth

H

Hans-Joachim Grubel

G

Gerhard Severin

J

Jörg Biester

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