The newly restored debut of bjork the first feature film lead for bjork, as well as the debut of director nietzchka keene, is stunninglooking brothers grimm adaptation. Margit and her older sister, katla, flee their homeland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Based on the fairy tale the juniper tree collected by the brothers grimm, it stars a small cast of five actors. Jan 20, 2015 the juniper tree was filmed in 1986 in the months following the dissolution of bjorks postpunk band kukl and the birth of her first child. With bjork, bryndis petra bragadottir, valdimar orn flygenring, gu. Margit bjork and her older sister, katla, flee their homeland in iceland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. The juniper tree dolphin bay is located in southern thailand, right beside the beach. Please note we are not able to offer member discounts on athome film screenings at this time.
Several species are cultivated, and juniper cones, known as berries, are used to flavor gin and other beverages. Juniper tree is loosely based on a brothers grimm fairy tale of the same name, and stars bjork in her first onscreen performance. Under a junipertree the bones sang, scattered and shining. Long ago, at least two thousand years, there was a rich man who had a beautiful and pious wife, and they loved each other dearly. The juniper tree is a powerful allegory on misogyny and was the debut of american filmmaker nietzchka keene, who died in 2004. Gin and tonics, thrifting, rewatching the office, traveling, hanging with our dogs, and perfecting our instagram accounts are just a few of our favorite things. Bjork stars in nietzchka keenes rarely seen film the juniper tree. Revisiting bjorks first film, the juniper tree, in honor of its. Loosely based on the brothers grimm fairy tale of the. The juniper tree is a strange and sometimes hypnotic piece that fares better when it leans on atmosphere and bjorks incredible face.
The juniper tree is a feminist flip on the brothers grimm fairytale of the same name, which originally featured a brutal stepmother. A must for fans of bjork, dark fairy tales and iceland. The juniper tree 1990 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. An unsung talent in her lifetime, director, professor and fulbright scholar nietzchka keenes stark, stunning debut feature the juniper tree is loosely based on a brothers grimm fairy tale of the same name. Eliot poem it uses for a preface, nietzchka keenes littleseen the juniper tree shot in the summer of 1986, only to premiere at. And now the junipertree began to move, and the branches waved backwards and forwards, first away from one another, and then together again, as it might be someone clapping their hands for joy. Mar 16, 2019 the juniper tree is based on the fairy tale of the same name, collected by the brothers grimm but adapted into a narrative befitting the merciless beauty of icelands environment and its brutal. In keenes vision, the stepmother, katla played by bryndis. Mar 14, 2019 the juniper tree, a 1990 film made in iceland, received spotty distribution in the united states after competing in the sundance film festival. However, they had no children, though they wished very much to have some, and the woman prayed for them day and night, but they didnt get any, and they didnt get any. Juniper, genus of about 60 to 70 species of aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs in the cypress family cupressaceae. We are glad to be scattered, we did little good to each other. However having said that i will also say that the true beauty of this film is not to be found in the story it tells, but in the visuals.
We are mike and emily, two wedding filmmakers based in st. Bjork, icelands eccentric and eclectic artist, singer and actress stars in the juniper tree. Arbelos is a new film restoration and distribution company that splashed onto the scene last year with boutique releases of dennis hoppers the last movie and andrew bujalskis mutual appreciation. Revisiting bjorks first film, the juniper tree, in honor of. Loosely based on the brothers grimm fairy tale of the same name, the juniper tree stars an incandescent bjork in her first film performance as a young woman. In the cold of iceland, under northern light, two sisters traverse the harsh dream geography of the unknown in search of refuge. In the juniper tree, that collision assumes a cultural dimension. Nietzchka keene wrote, directed and edited the movie, which was adapted from a brothers grimm tale. Mar 14, 2019 a film thats every bit as lyrical and fraught as the t. Mar 14, 2019 the juniper tree is occasionally amateurish in its blocking, possibly to save film and timescenes are sometimes covered in a single twoshot, with the actors sitting side by side facing the camerabut the overall effect of the understated delivery is, on balance, more dreamy than drowsy, and the small cast and meager resources become a. When her mother is burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft.
The property is in a quiet location with large grounds and a swimming pool. The plants are found throughout the northern hemisphere. Filmed in silvery black and white entirely on location in icelands volcanic, otherworldly landscapes, keenes visionary interpretation of the brothers grimm fairytale portrays the lives and struggles of extraordinary women in a too often indifferent or unsympathetic world. The casts icelandic accents inflect the englishlanguage with a sense of. The juniper tree is based on the fairy tale of the same name, collected by the brothers grimm but adapted into a narrative befitting the merciless beauty of icelands environment and its brutal. N ietzchka keenes the juniper tree is most often cited as icelandic iconoclast bjorks film debut, but its rerelease offers an occasion to appreciate it as a singular work of american independent cinema that speaks to a more global artistic sensibility. As the 1990 icelandic film the juniper tree, based on the grimm brothers tale, starring bjork as a visionary young girl whose mother has been put to death as a witch. Shot in black and white on bleak locations in iceland, the story is an old folk tale adapted from the brothers grimm archives. The juniper tree 1990 to be restored thanks to a grant.
The juniper tree is a film directed by nietzchka keene with bjork, bryndis petra bragadottir, valdimar orn flygenring, geirlaug sunna. Needing a place to stay, katla casts a spell over a young farmer. Mar 19, 2019 the juniper tree is a meditative spin on the fairytale, with darker source material than most though most are relatively bleaker than the average disney, cotton candyflavored interpretation that deconstructs many of your typical archetypes of the genre. After this a mist came round the tree, and in the midst of it there was a burning as of fire, and out of the fire there flew a beautiful bird, that rose. The juniper tree was restored in 2018 by the wisconsin center for film and theater research and the film foundation, with funding provided by the george lucas family foundation. The juniper tree was the debut film by the late nietzchka keene and an evocation of medieval life rife with harshness, fervor, and freefloating terror, with dp randy sellars capturing majestic, often otherworldly icelandic landscapes in breathtaking blackandwhite, returned to their original luster. A potent allegory for misogyny and its attendant tragedies, the juniper tree is a major rediscovery for art house audiences. A film thats every bit as lyrical and fraught as the t. The juniper tree was restored in 2018 by the wisconsin center for film and theater research and the film foundation, with funding provided.
Shot on blackandwhite 35mm in iceland whose culture keene studied at ucla, the. Photographed entirely on location in the stunning landscapes of iceland in spectacular blackandwhite by randy sellars, the juniper tree is a deeply atmospheric film, evocative of carl theodor. Fittingly, it is with a rhyme that she first appears in nietzchka keenes the juniper tree, the medieval fantasy that marked her film debut. An unsung talent in her lifetime, director, professor and fulbright scholar nietzchka keenes stark, stunning debut feature the juniper tree is loosely based on a brothers grimm fairy tale of the same name, and stars bjork in her first feature film performance. The juniper tree is a slow, somber, methodical film with a weak storyline which at times becomes almost incoherent.
The juniper tree 1990 letterboxd social film discovery. Katla, playing the role of evilstepmother, isnt without motivation and driven. Shot on blackandwhite 35mm in iceland whose culture keene studied at ucla, the film is less enamored with the countrys. With the juniper tree, i came away from its slow and at times snaillike pace feeling rather empty and void of specific emotions. It is situated 510 minutes drive from the city centre, close to a golf course. By the time the film cleared its financial hurdles and saw a 1990 release in iceland and on film festival circuits, she had already earned much greater success with the alt rock group the sugarcubes. Set in medieval iceland, the juniper tree follows margit bjork in her first onscreen performance and her older sister katla bryndis petra.
Coming upon a widowed father and his son, they adopt the family as their own, until magic once again threatens tragedy. Set in medieval iceland, the juniper tree follows margit bjork in a riveting. Mar 15, 2019 the juniper tree is a feminist flip on the brothers grimm fairytale of the same name, which originally featured a brutal stepmother. Arbelos lovely set includes three of keene s short films, still, hinterland and ares, which date back to 1978 and each unique, isolated films, with the latter, an experimental stopmotion film being my. The juniper tree is a 1990 icelandic blackandwhite medieval fantasy drama film directed and written by nietzchka keene. Watch the clip from the icelandic stars newly restored film. The juniper tree contains plenty of weird, unsettling magic, and its imagery is unique and often quite wonderful. Needing a place to stay, katla casts a spell over a young farmer named johann which makes him fall in love with her. Loosely based on the brothers grimm fairy tale of the same name, the juniper tree stars an incandescent bjork in her first film performance as a young woman who, after her mother is burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft, flees with her sister bryndis petra bragadottir through the harsh icelandic wildernessa journey shot through. Eliot poem it uses for a preface, nietzchka keenes littleseen the juniper tree shot in the summer of 1986, only to. The juniper tree is occasionally amateurish in its blocking, possibly to save film and timescenes are sometimes covered in a single twoshot, with the actors sitting side by side facing the camerabut the overall effect of the understated delivery is, on balance, more dreamy than drowsy, and the small cast and meager resources become a. Currently the juniper tree is available for distribution in only a single 35mm film print and a number of poor video and digital copies. Under a tree in the cool of the day, with the blessing of sand.
Shot in glorious blackandwhite in unforgiving terrain, the juniper tree is a mood piece first and foremost, with a sense of natural mysticism not unlike a peter weir film. Le piege dissoudun is a canadian drama film, directed by micheline lanctot and released in 2003. An unsung talent in her lifetime, director, professor and fulbright scholar nietzchka keenes stark, stunning debut feature the juniper tree is loosely based on a brothers grimm fairy tale of the. After this a mist came round the tree, and in the midst of it there was a burning as of fire, and out of the fire there flew a beautiful bird, that rose high into the air, singing magnificently, and when it could no more be seen, the juniper tree stood there as before, and the silk handkerchief and the bones were gone. Margit and her older sister, katla, flee their homeland in iceland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft.
The juniper tree chiang mai is located in thailands bustling second city, in the north of the country. The juniper tree 1990 arbelos films the juniper tree 1990 source. In need of protection and shelter, they find johan and his young son, jonas, who welcome them in, and a family. The juniper tree 1990 1h 18min drama, fantasy 12 february 1993 iceland margit and her older sister, katla, flee their homeland in iceland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. The juniper tree, a 1990 film made in iceland, received spotty distribution in the united states after competing in the sundance film festival. From the juniper tree courtesy arbelos films the juniper tree plays at the afi fest on saturday, november 10.
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