Benedikt Erlingsson
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Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | 31 May 1969
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Awards | Edda Award for Best Director |
Benedikt Erlingsson (born 31 May 1969) is an Icelandic
Film and television career
Benedikt was a part of the locally renowned[2] sketch comedy television show Fóstbræður.[2][3]
He played the interpreter in Lars von Triers 2006 film The Boss of It All, about an owner of an IT company that wishes to sell it after having pretended for years that the real boss lives abroad and communicates with the staff only by e-mail.
Benedikt's first feature-length film as director was
His second film,
In 2021, Benedikt appeared as Steingrímur Hermannsson in the Icelandic television drama miniseries Blackport.[12]
Theater career
Benedikt has directed four plays for the National Theater, including Iceland's Bell by Halldór Laxness.
References
- ^ "IMDb". Benedikt Erlingsson on IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ a b Lilja Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (13 October 2014). "Sautján ár síðan fyrsti Fóstbræðra þátturinn fór í loftið – Vísir". visir.is. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Ólafur Guðsteinn Kristjánsson (2004). Ég prumpa því ég er – Um gróteskt uppbrot gamanþáttanna Fóstbræður [I fart, therefore I am – On the grotesque cuff in Fóstbræður] (Thesis). University of Iceland.
- ^ "Oscars: Iceland Nominates 'Of Horses and Men' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Of Horses and Men selected for the 2014 Oscars". News of Iceland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Tromsø Audience Award". Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ Wendy, Mitchell. "Benedikt Erlingsson on Icelandic eco-terrorist drama 'Woman At War'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Benedikt Erlingsson". National Theatre of Iceland. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Фильм, которым можно гордиться: украинскую киноленту выдвинули на Оскар". Politeka. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (20 September 2018). "Oscars: Iceland Selects 'Woman at War' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (21 September 2018). "The Guilty enters the Oscars race for Denmark, Woman at War for Iceland". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Davíð Kjartan Gestsson; Baldvin Þór Bergsson (11 January 2022). "Á sundskýlunni í heimspressunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2022.