Dagur Kari's Noi the Albino / Noi the Albinoi  (English, Paperback, Nor?fjoer? Bjoern)

Dagur Kari's Noi the Albino (Noi Albinoi, 2003) succeeded on the international festival circuit as a film that was both distinctively Icelandic and appealingly universal. Its place within the history of Icelandic cinema highlights the specific problems faced by this small nation as it pursues its film-making ambitions, allowing us to appreciate the remarkable success of Kari's film in relation to the challenges of transnational filmmaking. Bjoern Nordfjoerd's examination of the film integrates the broad context and history of Icelandic cinema into a close reading of Noi Albinoi's themes, visual style, and key scenes.