Autumn Lights (2016)

Interesting facts

Autumn Lights is an American–Icelandic international drama film written and directed by Angad Aulakh. The film stars Guy Kent, Marta Gastini, and Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson. Set in Iceland, the film is a meditative story of morality, virtue, and relationships as seen through the eyes of a foreigner in a strange land. The film was honored as a Peter Travers New York Film Critics Series (NYFCS) pick before it opened in limited theatrical release in North America on October 21, 2016, from Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media. The film opened in theaters in Northern Europe on November 4, 2016, and was nominated for Best Picture at the Riviera International Film Festival.

Production

According to IndieWire, Autumn Lights was the first American film in history to have been both shot and completed in Iceland. Aside from American writer/director Angad Aulakh, American actor/producer Guy Kent, and Italian actress Marta Gastini, the rest of the cast and crew were Icelandic, include BAFTA winner Valdís Óskarsdóttir, Icelandic Academy Award-winning production designer Hulda Helgadóttir, and Icelandic Academy Award-winning make-up ar…

Autumn Lights was shot on location throughout Iceland and in Paris, France. Production of the film primarily took place in Þingvellir, Iceland but filming also took place in studio in Reykjavík.

In addition to producers Angad Aulakh and Guy Kent, Icelandic producers Davið Óskar Ólafsson and Árni Filippusson also produced the Autumn Lights. Their previous films include Icelandic Academy Award-winning films Metalhead, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013; Either Way, which premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; and David Gordon Green's Prince Avalanche, which was a remake of their original film…

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