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Mamma Gógó
Mamma Gógó is about Gógó, an elderly lady, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and her son’s and family’s reaction to her illness. While Gógó is continuously getting herself into trouble, of the kind only a person with Alzheimer can, the son, the director, is struggling with financial troubles after his film Children of Nature has flopped in the cinema. As Gógó‘s disease progresses her family decides that it is best for her to move to a nursing home. Gógó and her deceased husband, who appears on the scene, are not happy with that decision. The director is dependent on others when it comes to his finances and when Gógó settles into the nursing home he decides to sell his mother’s apartment and valuable artwork but the profits of the sale help him to get by.
The Icelandic film 79’ af stöðinni from 1961 comes to play in Mamma Gógó but the leading couple in that film were Kristbjörg Kjeld and Gunnar Eyjólfsson the same actors who play Gógó and her deceased husband in Mamma Gógó. Gógó’s memories of her husband are also connected to 79’ af stöðinni but scenes from the film are used in Mamma Gógó when Gógó reflects on her life while disappearing more and more into her disease.
Mamma Gógó demonstrates the tragicomical side of Alzheimer and the difficulties and conflict of the relatives is portrayed in a unique way in the mother and son’s relationship. Simultaneously, Fridrik satirizes the political environment of his society which has affected his film making – for better and for worse.
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Advisor
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Assistant Director
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Assistant Producer
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Best Boy
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Camera Assistant
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Color Grader
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Costume Design
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Dubbing Speakers
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Foley
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Gaffer
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Hair Stylist
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Key Grip
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Line Producer
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Location Manager
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Make-Up
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Montage
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Music Conducted by
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Music PerformersHjörleifur Valsson, Örn Eldjárn, Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir, Gréta Guðnadóttir, Bryndís Pálsdóttir, Margrét Kristjánsdóttir, Hildigunnur Halldórsdóttir, Pálína Árnadóttir, Ingrid Karlsdóttir, Guðmundur Kristmundsson, Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Svava Bernharðsdóttir, Sigurður Halldórsson, Lovísa Fjelsted, Margrét Árnadóttir
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Production Coordinator
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Production Designer
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Production Manager
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Props
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Re-recording Mixer
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Script Supervisor
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Sound
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Sound Design
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About the film
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TypeFeature Film
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National Premiere DateJanuary 1, 2010, Háskólabíó
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GenreDrama
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Length90 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleMamma Gógó
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International TitleMamma Gógó
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Production Year2010
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Production CountriesIceland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom
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IMDB
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantYes
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Production FormatRED
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Aspect Ratio1.85:1
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ColorYes
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SoundDolby Digital
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Screening format and subtitles35mm w. English sub. - 35mm w. French sub. DCP w. English sub. - DigiBeta w.English sub. - Blu Ray w, English sub.
Cast
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Main Cast
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Supporting CastÓlafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir, Inga María Valdimarsdóttir, Arnar Jósefsson, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Guðmundur Steinn Gíslason, Jón Símon Gunnarsson, Ragnhildur Richter, Dominique Sigrúnardóttir, Víkingur Kristjánsson, Sigurður Benjamínsson, Edda Arnljótsdóttir, Helgi Gunnarsson, Andri F. Helgason, Ásgeir Valur Flosason, Birkir Árnason, Sigurbjörn Þorkelsson, Ásdís Kvaran, Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson, Heimir Jökulsson, Þórhalla Karlsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Johannes Joner, Börge Wigum, Hjörtur B. Þorleifsson, Guðrún Þorvarðardóttir, Hallmar Sigurðsson, Margrét Dagmar Ericsdóttir, Agustin Nacarro Cortés, Þórhallur Gunnarsson, Ragna Fossberg, Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, Bjarni Ingvarsson, Grettir Kjartansson, Karlakórinn Heimir, Ása Hlín Svavarsdóttir, Melkorka Davíðsdóttir Pitt, Björn Viktorsson, Hörður Jóhannesson, Jón Karl Helgason, Kristján Hreinsson, Shabana Zaman, Unnur Hjálmarsdóttir, Jóhann A. Kristinsson, Pétur Einarsson, Arnar Ingvarsson, Bui Thi Thom, Elsa Dung Ínudóttir, Ólöf Hugrún Valdimarsdóttir, Thi Xuan Le, Litli kór Kársness, Bogi Ágústsson, Lúðvík Friðriksson, Hulda Dögg Proppé, Reynir Örn Þrastarson, Lára I.S.Portal, Magnús Jochum Pálsson, Kári Pálsson
Company Credits
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Festivals
- 2014Salisbury International Arts Festival
- 2014Festival Cinemá d'Alés - Itinérances
- 2013Scandinavia House New York, USA
- 2012Fajr Festival International Film Festival, Teheran, Iran
- 2012Tokyo Northern Lights Festival, Japan
- 2012Festival Air d'Islande, France
- 2012A L'est du Nouveau, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- 2012Film festival by the Sea, Holland
- 2012Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, Pollandi
- 20124 Steps into the Great North - Icelandic Days, Rome, Italy
- 2011Washington DC International Film Festival
- 2011Cleveland International Film Festival
- 2011Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
- 2011Skandinavische Film Tage Bonn
- 2011Arctic Film Festival
- 2011Espoo Cine Finnland
- 2011Stony Brook Film Festival
- 2011Shanghai International Film Festival
- 2011Fünf-Seen-Filmfestival, Germany
- 2011Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland
- 2011Gimli Film Festival
- 2011Scottsdale Film Festival
- 2011Sagenhaftes Island / Deutsches Film Museum
- 2011Tashkent International Film Festival Uzbekistan
- 2011Kolkata Film Festival
- 2011Funchal International Film Festival - Award: Best actress (Kristbjörg Kjeld).
- 2011Festroia International Film Festival (Portugal)
- 2011Göteborg International Film Festival
- 2011Cinequest Film Festival
- 2011Miami International Film Festival
- 2011Sofia International Film Festival
- 2011Guadaljara International Film Festival
- 2011Cinema Mundi International Film Festival
- 2011Filmfest DC
- 2011Taste of Iceland
- 2011Istanbul Film Festival
- 2011Scandinavian Film Days Bonn
- 2011Polar Lights International Arctic Film Festival, Murmunsk - Award: Best actress in a leading role (Kristbjörg Kjeld).
- 2010Toronto International Film Festival
- 2010Filmfest Hamburg
- 2010Pusan International Film Festival
- 2010Mumbai Film Festival
- 2010Sao Paulo International Film Festival
- 2010Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
- 2010Sevilla International Film Festival
- 2010Wiesbadan Kino Film Festival
- 2010PÖFF - Tallin Black Night Film Festival
- 2010International Rome Film Festival
- 2010Scanorama European Film Forum
- 2010Artfilmfest International Film Festival
- 2010Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards
Cinema distribution
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IcelandSmárabíó, 2010
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IcelandHáskólabíó, 2010
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IcelandBorgarbíó Akureyri, 2010
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IcelandLaugarásbíó, 2010
Releases
- Sena, 2010 - DVD