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Tears of Stone (1995)

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

Release: 1995-09-15
Runtime: 110 min
Rating: 4.8 / 10
Cast
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Jón Leifs
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Ruth Olafsdottir
Annie
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Cilia Marianne Úlfsdóttir
Snót 1
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Sigrún Lilliendahl
Snót 2
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Bergþóra Aradóttir
Líf
Jóhann Sigurðarson
Jóhann Sigurðarson
Páll Ísólfsson
Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent
Herr Riethof
Ingrid Andree
Ingrid Andree
Frau Riethof
Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur
Ernst Züchner
Hera Hilmar
Hera Hilmar
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Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir
Fríða
Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
Konsertmeistari
Sigurjón Kjartansson
Sigurjón Kjartansson
Upptökustjóri
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Steinn Ármann Magnússon
Börkur Hafliðason
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Winfried Wagner
Thomas Brasch
Thomas Brasch
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Kurt Veth
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Hans-Joachim Grubel