Driving Mum
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| Directed by | Hilmar Oddsson |
| Written by | Hilmar Oddsson |
| Produced by | Hlín Jóhannesdóttir |
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| Cinematography | Óttar Guðnason |
| Edited by | Hendrik Mägar |
| Music by | Tõnu Kõrvits |
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| Distributed by | Prokino Filmverleih |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | Iceland, Estonia |
| Language | Icelandic |
Driving Mum (Icelandic: Á Ferð með Mömmu) is a 2022 comedy drama film written and directed by Hilmar Oddsson that stars Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, and Hera Hilmar.[1][2] Driving Mum is shot in black-and-white.[3]
Plot summary[edit]
Set in 1980, after the sudden passing of his mother (Kristbjörg Kjeld), Jón (Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson) takes his mother's corpse and the family dog, Bresnef, on one last trip to Eyrarbakki to bury her, as her instructions.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Jón
- Kristbjörg Kjeld as Mamma, Jón's late mother
- Hera Hilmar as Bergdís
- Tómas Lemarquis as Hitchhiker
- Harpa Arnardóttir as farmer
- Kjartan Bjargmundsson as farmer
- Þorsteinn Gunnar Bjarnason as prisoner
- Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson as Theatre Group Member
- Pétur Eggerz as prisoner
- Ásgrímur Egilsson as prisoner
- Alexander Dantes Erlendsson as prison guard
- Pálmi Gestsson
- Einar Gunn as funeral director
- Halldór Gylfason as prison guard
- Kolbrun Halldórsdóttir as Theatre Group Member
- Jóhann Sigurðsson as warden
- Steiney Skúladóttir
- Björn Stefánsson as angry driver
Release[edit]
Driving Mum won the Grand Prix Prize for Best Film at the Tallinn Black Night Film Festival[5][6][7] and was also an Industry Select title at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[8]
Sena distributed Driving Mum in Iceland.
Prokino Filmverleih helped to distribute German-language dubs and got Swiss rights for Driving Mum from Alief.[8]
Reception[edit]
Wendy Ide of ScreenDaily praised the film, stating that it was, "a road movie from beyond - or before - the grave"[9]
Amber Wilkinson of Eye For Film praised the soundtrack and cinematography and also interviewed Hilmar Oddsson who said, "I used one of these old compositions, which we tried by coincidence in one driving scene, it’s cello and choral voices. It’s so beautiful and he liked that piece himself in that spot. But it was something he had already recorded and published.”[10]
Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi, said that "Driving Mum charmed us all with its transparent, simple, but bold film language, with its graceful sense of humour, with its unpretentious way of speaking about burning questions of personal life. A film which tells us that it is never too late."
Producer Hlin Johannesdottir stated that, "Both Hilmar Oddsson and myself feel delighted and honoured to have Driving Mum selected for the main competition at [the] Black Nights festival and to have it's world premiere in Tallinn. We had Estonian talent involved in the production and this will be a perfect venue for the film to start it's journey to the audiences."[11]
Driving Mum was awarded Film of the Year at the 2024 Edda Awards.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Review: Driving Mum". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Driving Mum". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "From Iceland — Monochrome Magic — With a Corpse for Colour". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Murray, Andrew (2023-03-02). "Glasgow Film Festival 2023: Driving Mum | Review". The Upcoming. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Hilmar Oddsson's Icelandic comedy Driving Mum wins the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Dalton2022-11-27T12:50:00+00:00, Ben. "Icelandic comedy 'Driving Mum' wins Tallinn Black Nights Grand Prix". Screen. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Franklin, Anna. "FESTIVALS: Icelandic/Estonian Driving Mum Wins 2022 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ a b Jones, Holly (2023-02-14). "Alief, Germany's Prokino Strike Deal on Tallinn Best Film Winner 'Driving Mum' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Ide2022-11-28T09:20:00+00:00, Wendy. "'Driving Mum': Tallinn Review". Screen. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Eye For Film: Hilmar Oddsson on the music and use of theatre in Driving Mum". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Woodham, Karen (2022-11-08). "Driving Mum celebrates world premiere at TIFF • Blazing Minds". Blazing Minds. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Einarsdóttir, Júlía Margrét. "Á ferð með mömmu sópaði til sín Edduverðlaunum". RÚV.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Driving Mum at IMDb
- Driving Mum at Icelandic Film Centre
