Sódóma Reykjavík
I've finally gotten around to watch an Icelandic film that my old blog-pal Darien recommended 18 years ago! Sódóma Reykjavík/Remote Control is a weird, shaggy-dog story of a garage mechanic who gets involved with bootlegging, mobsters and other misfits in his search for his mother’s missing TV remote control. It was set in early 1990s Reykjavík and surrounding suburbs. I found it on YouTube in a murky print that was probably taken from a VHS tape. Sort of a predecessor to The Big Lebowski, but not nearly so polished (or funny.) The Sódóma referred to in the title was a fictional night club which, years later, became a real one—using the same logo! There are scenes set in the club with an actual Icelandic punk-rock group (Ham) playing. It was once actually voted best Icelandic film of all time!
After ninety minutes of non-stop action the film careens to halt, the bad guys are vanquished and the missing remote is finally replaced.
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Professor Batty said...
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Hmmm. I do like HAM. But is it worth it to watch? Still deciding..
The movie is OK but the nightclub scenes are more interesting from a sociological point of view,—the musical performances are kind of fragmented.
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