Tomas Lemarquis Movies
- 2006
When an ambulance chasing tabloid reporter travels deep into the highlands of Iceland to investigate the death of a power station security guard, he quickly discovers that he isolated locals don't take kindly to strangers. Baldur is well known by his colleagues for his dogged reporting skills, but when he first hears the story of a security guard who died under semi-mysterious circumstances he suspects that there isn't much there to keep his readers glued to the page. When his mother reveals that the security guard in question was the father he never met, however, Baldue sets out to get to the bottom of the story against the vehement objections of his editor. Upon arriving at the power station posing as the new security guard, the writer quickly discovers that he will have an amazing story to tell if he can only manage to get out alive. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir, (more)
- 2005
Richard Dembo's third directorial effort, La Maison De Nina, concerns a group of Jewish children living in an orphanage in Paris at the end of WWII. Soon there is an influx of children at the orphanage whose parents did not survive the concentration camps. Eventually those newcomers and the orphans who already lived there are feuding over the importance of their Jewish heritage. The children must deal with their grief in a variety of ways including religion, music, and one poor child by deciding to not talk. Dembo, an Oscar winner in 1984, passed away while the film was in post-production. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Agnès Jaoui, Sarah Adler, (more)
Noi Albinoi is the feature-length debut from Icelandic filmmaker Dagur Kari. Set in an isolated fjord during the dead of winter, teenager Noi (Tomas Lemarquis) is stuck living with his grandma Lina (Anna Fridriksdottir). His mother is gone and his father, Kiddi (Throstur Leo Gunnarsson), is busy battling alcoholism. Although he's incredibly bright, Noi gets kicked out of school for cutting class and setting up clever pranks. With nothing to do in the frozen wilderness, he eventually meets gas station attendant Iris (Elin Hansdottir) and the two start a gentle romance. Noi then gets the idea to rob the town bank and take off with Iris, but it doesn't work out as planned. The moody original musical score is from the director's band Slowblow. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tomas Lemarquis, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, (more)
