Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hrafn.

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Born	(1948-06-17) 17 June 1948 (age 77) Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	1974–present

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948) is an Icelandic film director. He is mostly known for his series of Viking films, sometimes called "Cod Westerns". He won the award for Best Director at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for When the Raven Flies . ^[1]

Life

Gunnlaugsson is the brother of mathematician Þorvaldur Gunnlaugsson and the lawyer Snædís Gunnlaugsdóttir and the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He was married to Edda Kristjánsdóttir ^[2] and they have four children: Kristján born 1968 who is a poet and playwright, Tinna who is an actress, Sól ^[3] who is an art designer and Örk who is an artist and was born in 1993. ^[4]

Filmography

• Áramótaskaupið (1974 edition)
• Óðal feðranna (1981)
• Inter Nos (Icelandic : Okkar á milli: Í hita og þunga dagsins) (1982)
• Hrafninn flýgur (When the Raven Flies) (1984)
• Middle Ages Now (Bödeln och skökan) (1986)
• Í skugga hrafnsins (In the Shadow of the Raven) (1988)
• Hvíti víkingurinn (The White Viking) (1991)
• Hin helgu vé (The Sacred Mound) (1993)
• Myrkrahöfðinginn (TV-series "Prince of Darkness") (2000)
• Reykjavík í öðru ljósi (2000)
• Opinberun Hannesar (2004)
• Orðstír (In development) ^[5]

References

1. "Hrafninn flýgur (1984)". Swedish Film Institute. 9 March 2014.
2. "Hrafn Gunnlaugsson: Brahde Family Tree". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
3. "Hrafn Gunnlaugsson - Biography". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
4. "Icelandic Viking Films - Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Homepage – Shadow of the Raven". simnet.is. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
5. "Iceland's Pegasus reveals project slate".

External links

• Hrafn Gunnlaugsson at IMDb
• Hrafn Gunnlaugsson's Production Company (accessed 26/11/06)