"Far out in the gleaming ocean lies a small leaden-colored land." "In proportion to the immense ocean this tiny rocky land   is like a grain of sand on a ballroom floor." "But under a magnifying-glass it becomes an entire world   with mountains and valleys and houses with tiny human beings." "There is even a little old town with jetties, piers, warehouses   crooked lanes, steep alleyways, gardens and cemeteries..." "ATLANTIC RHAPSODY - 52 scenes from Tórshavn" "Screenplay  direction:" "Katrin Ottarsdóttir" "The weather forecast for the Faroe Islands..." "Hurry up!" "Or I'll go without you!" "Alright!" "I'm coming!" "You've forgotten to wash my white socks, I'll have to wear the red ones." "Look!" "I'm getting hair in my food." "I'm going any moment now." "What's for dinner today, Daddy?" "Sssh!" "Listen!" "Eat up!" "What, again?" "Don't go too close, Bergur!" "Come here!" "You didn't start it, did you?" "You don't think it's deliberate do you?" "You think a fire like that starts all by itself?" "Haven't you got a job yet?" "No!" "I can't get anyone to look after the kid." "Time's getting on." " Okay, see you later." "I bet it's that arsonist again." "I feel sorry for Annika." "Why don't you open more nursery schools?" "It's a while since she finished studying in Denmark, and we need people like her here." "Strange they haven't caught him yet..." "He's been terrorizing Tórshavn for months." "But she's got Jákup so they're not broke." "Off fishing, then?" "Yeah." "Saves something on the housekeeping." "Lovely weather this morning." " Hope it stays that way." "I expect so." "You're not going out alone, are you?" "I often have been." "It's always been thought wrong." "Here we are then." " Lovely weather this morning." "Men never used to go out alone in boats." "I hope the wind doesn't shift." " Think it will?" "I don't know." " I see." "There's a sight for sore eyes!" "I knew I'd find you here." "I must be off." "Just like Paris, eh!" "Tórshavn is the Paris of the North." "Hello! "Skotið"." "No, this is the shop "Skotið"." "I'm sorry." "I must have the wrong number." "Hello!" "I've overslept." "Can you tell them I can't come in?" "Ta!" "When will I see you again, love?" "OW!" "You know he's coming home tomorrow." "Yes." "It's late Kurt." "They'll be looking for you at the marine station." "It's better this way." "Ivan, that marine's been here again." "She should be ashamed of herself." "You're just jealous, Mum." "One day her husband'll find out, you wait!" "No he won't!" "He only thinks of himself and his money." "Anyway, Marines are supposed to be good in be..." "Ivan!" "Come here!" "I want to show you something." "Hang on!" "Can you manage, Mum?" " Go on, then I'll have some peace." "Shouldn't you be at work?" "Work will have to wait, the muse visited me last night." "Seven poems." "Seven!" "I must read them to you." "Look!" "I've just got it." "Had to order it especially." "You can't get good records here, otherwise." "It's bloody marvellous!" ""The night is alive tonight." "The night is here tonight."" ""You are the night, my dear." "You are time, night and the present."" ""The night is the rhythm of your breathing that makes my ears groan."" ""The night is the heat from your moist body - "" ""- that warms my limbs for hours after we have made love."" ""The night lives in those inciting words you whisper to me, -"" ""- in the power that your searching hands send through my body."" ""The night feeds me with the taste of your open mouth -"" ""- your playing tongue, your soft nipples -"" ""- and the fleshy, salty, water-fresh cleft in your damp..."" "Leave them alone, Ivan." " What do you think you're doing?" "Piss off or I'll give you a beating you'll never forget." "But it wasn't us!" "It was those two girls over there." "It's true!" " They went that way!" "Just you wait!" "Stupid bloody boys." "Listen to this tape." "It's great." "Is that you, Jórun?" "Mmmm." "It was taken in Denmark when Mum was at college there." "We'll be home late today." "You can eat the left overs from yesterday." "I've left money for you in the dish." "XOXO Mum." "But that's not..." "No, that's not Peter, it's one of Mum's old boyfriends." "Er..." "Was he nice?" "Yeah, but not as nice as Peter." "I'll be late for dinner." "I hope it's not black pudding." "Aren't you going to eat now?" " No, Mummy and Peter are working   so we eat in the evening." "In the evening?" " Yes, why?" "I'll walk with you to school after dinner." " Okay." "In this house we eat when the news starts." "Alright, let her come in." "Come and have some black pudding." "You should know better than to stick your nose in." "Here it's me who..." " Leave it out will you!" "He said something about a missing person." " You can never get to hear the radio." "It's your own fault." " Shut up!" "Here it is again." "Five year old Bergur Olsen was last seen at 10 a.m.   playing in the garden." "He is probably carrying a yellow bucket and a red shovel." "He's wearing a brown pullover blue trousers and white plimsolls." "He has dark hair and blue eyes." "Anyone with any information   is asked to contact Tórshavn police on 11448." "Pleece!" "Hello, Bergur you little horror..." "Come on, time to go home to Mummy." "Doo daa!" "Nice little criminal isn't he?" "You caught lots of tough crooks in Copenhagen, then?" "Attention all units!" "A dark Zastava reg. no." "F 66 050   is wanted in connection with a bank robbery." "Look!" "Look!" "Hello, Høgni!" "Glad to see me early today?" "Who's died, Mummy?" " I don't know." "Come on we..." "Oh, no!" "I totally forgot." "I wonder if anyone has seen me." "You stay here." "I must go to the funeral." "Come and play funerals!" " Yeah!" "I'll be the vicar, 'cos I've been buried twice." "And I'll be the gravedigger." " Then we don't want to play." "You'll play or else!" "You're supposed to cry, 'cos I'm dead." ""Dear Jesus, let him into heaven and give him many sweets -"" ""- even though he's not always very good and swears."" ""Just be careful he doesn't steal anything from the pearly gates."" ""He came from the earth and he has become sand." "Amen."" ""Amen!"" " What are the pearly gates?" "Priests don't say things like that!" "Shut up!" "What do you know about it?" "You're all too young." "You bastard you'll put me in my grave!" "Curse the day I first saw you!" "Pretend it's not happening, you bastard." "Go to your bloody cars!" "You should marry your job." "Why don't you walk sometimes, you hypocrite!" "Well, who's going to buy a car from me this time?" "It's the boy." "He'll soon be eighteen and getting his A-levels." "A pain that you didn't go to 6th form college, eh?" "Look how they shine, Brynhild!" "I could save up for one if I wanted to." "Do you want to be Mum's and Dad's little boy for the rest of your life?" "Don't fight, now." "I must go Mum." "I'm late as it is." "Thanks for the drive." "Are you happy fooling around with that theater business?" "And are you happy fooling around with those two?" "Bye, Mum." "They're probably already on stage." "This is Radio Denmark with the programme, "The Way They Are"." "Today it is the Faroes." "Well, what are they like?" "Kind, a little naive, perhaps, but very hospitable." "Their goodwill knows no bounds." "I could have become a manager if I had wanted to, but..." "This is not Radio Denmark." "And you don't know us." "This is Tórshavn theatre and we plan to perform a play for you." "You've finished your studies in Denmark haven't you?" "Where are you working?" " Working." "Ha!" "There's no room for competent Faroese workers here." "But if you are a Dane or some foreigner, then it's..." "STOP!" "Where did you find these clowns?" "I could tell before we even started that this wouldn't work." "Not to run down your play or actors, of course   but admit it, it is a bit extreme." "And things aren't quite as you portray them." "We mustn't make fun of the public." "Tomorrow we'll start again with the play I mentioned to you." "These Danes are never at a loss for words." "You're young, we all make mistakes with our first attempts." "What do you all think?" "But this isn't the first time." "Thank you!" "There goes the ferry and I'd planned to go down there." "Look at her!" "Off again!" "He never wants to go away with me." "She'd better not fall for Don Juan." "If only it had been me... !" "How am I going to manage alone?" "I can't wait much longer." "God knows what all of them go for." "Don't cry!" "Don't cry here." "When I go it's over forever." "Don't go away world!" "I'm coming soon." "Get the hell away from my car, it's not a bloody ladder!" "It's not going to get any bigger!" "You should take a picture of my car instead!" "Hello Mum!" "I'm fine and you?" "No, I'm staying here..." "But I like whale..." "Yes, I have been to a whalekill..." "Hang on." "Luc, are you there?" "Oh, those islands have stolen my little boy." "Why live somewhere we can't even find in an atlas?" "Is the North Atlantic better than beautiful Paris?" "If only you could see all the lovely Parisiennes." "Do you know what's playing at the old cinema?" "All your favorite Tati films." "Luc?" "..." "Answer me!" "Sorry, but I had a visit from a couple of natives..." "Bye." "Wasn't he talking French?" " Of course." "Don't you know him?" "Yes, but I thought he was Danish." " No." "He's a "Parisian" (condom)." "CLOSED" "He's making the most of his wife being in hospital, eh?" "Yes." "Don't they have two children?" "At least three!" "Where's the fire Valdemar!" "This is the first time for me." "What do I do?" "In here, please." " Oh." "A girl!" "Psst!" "Hildur, telephone." " Okay." "I'll only be a minute." "Who is it?" " Youknowwho." "He has called three times." "Øssur!" "Not again!" "You know you mustn't ring me at work." "I just wanted to say sorry about yesterday." "Can't you come round here when you're finished?" "No!" "We're not right for each other." "But..." " Goodbye Øssur!" "Good evening." "We're going around talking to people   about what the Bible has to say to us in these unhappy times." "Could we come in for a little chat?" "I'm really not interested." "Perhaps you don't think of God and life every day." "Well..." "I have my own faith and one didn't talk much about it." "Perhaps we can leave you these magazines?" "Who was that, Mum?" " Jehova's Witnesses." "What are you doing, Elin?" " I'm off out, now, Mum." "Hmm." "Look at me." "It doesn't suit you." "Mum!" "You always say that." "I just don't like you looking like a prostitute." "All the other girls use makeup." "Don't be home later than twelve or your dad'll be angry." "Yes, Mum!" "Aren't you going with Sólrun?" " I'm going for her now." "Bye!" "May Jesus go with you!" "I'm going to the loo." "Stop the film." "See what's on telly." "Television is built on a fundamental fear of depth." "This fear creates viewers who are superficial,   a state of affairs that is then used as the basis for making shallow programmes." "Switch that bloody thing off!" " Yeah." "There she goes again!" "Can't you ever listen to someone other than yourself?" "Leave it on." "As Fellini says, all films are a challenge to   television's irrelevant images." "Television has not only destroyed films,   but our very way of seeing reality." "It is as if everything:" "nature, love, literature, our friends   slowly are being wiped out by this little screen..." "Switch that bullshit off!" "Haven't you got anything better to do?" "Go and get me some cigs, Jógvan." "Ask Inga!" " Okay." "I don't want to watch this anyway." "Buy something for yourself as well." "And what does little Inga want this evening?" "Cigarettes for Daddy, and sweets for the rest.." "Do you sell condoms?" "Hey Óli." "Where are you going?" " Nowhere!" "Your brother's got a girlfriend!" "Oh, shut up!" "Pætur and Elin are going out together!" "Shall we go to the plantation?" " Yes." "Did you see that?" "Over there!" "A naked man!" "You look like you've just seen a naked man, Eydbjørg!" "She's not been the same since she lost her husband at sea." "Before I met Jesus my life was a mess." "Hardly a day passed when I didn't drink or do drugs." "Every day was a fight to get money for drink." "I even went as far as selling my body." "But doesn't the Lord say:" ""You shall have no other Gods"?" "Liqour and drugs were my Gods." "But then I found the Lord Jesus and I was saved." "And I repented my sins..." "Jesus lives!" "Easter has been cancelled!" "Look at the legs on that one!" " Yeah, she's never had it!" "Get her in here!" "We'll soon put that right." "That one there would be better." "She looks bloody horny!" "What she needs is a young stud!" "Mummy!" "I've had enough, Hilmar!" "Take him before I drop him." "Where are you going, Rúna?" "Are you going out?" "Where are you going?" "I can't stay here any longer, I need to be alone for a while." "Goodbye!" "What a marvellous bonfire!" "Listen to the waves." "Nothing can compare with the silence of nature." "I should take a picture." "Sssh!" "Listen!" "There is a little boat out there." "Lovely!" "Isn't it wonderful to enjoy peace and quiet for a moment!" "That's just what I say to Årant." "Once, on Crete, I visited a cave where we couldn't say a word   because the rocks might fall on our heads." "Makes me cold just to think of it." "This is just like a bonfire my exhusband and I made in Norway." "Of course, the mountains there are higher than here." "Danes!" "Why doesn't someone tell her to shut up?" "Careful that she doesn't hear you." "She can understand a little Faroese." "Cheers, Gitte!" "Tonight we'll enjoy life!" "Cheers!" "It's much nicer here than in the club, eh Årant?" "She has to spoil everything!" "Finally!" "Hello, Årant." "Long time no see." "Take me in will you, I have no key." "Hello!" "Must be 7 years." "I haven't got a key either." "I'm sure "they" have taken care of that" "They?" "Who?" "Come on." "Magician are you?" "Good evening." "This way please." "Thank you." "Good to see you again!" "Bye, bye." "What?" "My wife doesn't understand me." "Screw me!" "Look!" "Those two are having a good time!" "How old are you?" "Nearly 40..." "No... 50." "No..." "Nearer 63!" "Thought as much!" "What a pity!" "Time to go." "Have you anything to say?" "Yes." "Why don't you all come home with me?" "We've had some good times together, all right." "Let's go dancing." "I feel like dancing while the roses and lilies grow." "Guess who's become a father, today." "Well you haven't got it in you!" " Why not?" "Øssur!" "Forget that midwife." "The world is full of girls." "Look!" "Daddy, where's the dummy?" " Daddy will show you, come on." "Here's to all toothless, dribbling babies!" "Have you come to check out the birds?" " Maybe we'll find someone who likes poetry!" "Of course, the best birds are out in the maternity ward!" "My Lord poet, shall we join the "people" and their music?" "My Lord poet, shall we join the "people" and their music?" "Oh destiny, why doest thou play with me like this?" "How about a beer?" "That's the third time this week." "Life would be boring without the electricity company!" "Leave it out!" " You have a lovely arse!" "Hey!" "That's my girl!" " I'm just borrowing her." "She tastes gorgeous!" "Would you like to see my new car?" "It was just getting good!" "Is the best looking girl in town waiting for me?" "Yes." "I thought you weren't coming." "I've come to take my darling." "My horse awaits!" "Hey you!" "You are lovely!" "You've got beautiful hands." " You're beautiful all over." "Are you going to Denmark, then?" " You know, I have to!" "Will you wait for me?" " I love you so much." "And I love you more and more and..." "Subtitles:" "Simon Marshall"