The Conversation - A Nordic Film Podcast Posts

Hey there sports fans! In this World Cup Special soccer fan Rune and football fan Tryggvi discuss John Huston’s star-studded 1981 football-film Escape to Victory. Plus, the marvellous Icelandic national…

This time Rune and Tryggvi travel to Sacramento for Greta Gerwig’s debut film Lady Bird. Also, we have lots of singing and dancing, huge hands, small glasses and burnt fingers.…

This time Tryggvi and Rune focus on Scottish director Lynne Ramsay and her latest film; You Were Never Really Here. Also, they talk about sound design, try to pronounce the…

It’s episode 44 and it’s all about the late and great Harry Dean Stanton. While Rune and Tryggvi agree on the understated genius of Harry, trouble awaits when they discuss…

It’s episode 43 folks! This time Tryggvi and Rune go American with two important, but very different films: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread and Jim Krasinski’s A Quiet Place. We…

This time Rune and Tryggvi check out Hungarian Berlinale winner On Body and Soul. Also, some trademark superhero-movie trash talk and some very important parenting advice: What not to do…

This time Tryggvi and Rune declare their love for everything Finnish on the birthday of one of Finland’s favorite sons: Aki Kaurismäki. The focus is on one of his most…

Difference of opinion alert! Rune and Tryggvi mark their 40th episode with a major disagreement on every film that comes up, particularly on the merits of Alex Garland’s new film…

It’s Oscar time and as ever, Tryggvi and Rune simply do not care. Still, they have a look at a proper filmmaker in Sean Baker and his new film The…

Marge Gunderson! Welcome to a special rock n’ roll edition of The Conversation. Rune and Tryggvi rock it out with some beer, whiskey, a whole lot of profanity and the…