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Nostalgic ideology in the film 'Heima' by the Icelandic 'krutt' band Sigur Ros

2014; Volume: 33; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

1836-6600

Porbjorg Daphne Hall,

European Socioeconomic and Political Studies

This paper focuses on nostalgic qualities in two songs featured in the film Heima by Icelandic band Sigur Ros which is put in context with the ideologies of the 'krutt' (i.e. cutesy generation) and the sociological reality of Iceland today. The nostalgic features analysed can be found in the many layers of the film; in the cinematic techniques, the locations of the songs, the recording technique, the structure of the songs, timbre and timing, as well as in the lyrics. The world depicted in the film appears to be the home of the band; 'their' Iceland. Despite the clear longing for a simpler life somewhere in the rural past, the nature and world created in the film have little to do with the harsh and difficult reality of either Icelanders past or present. Arguably, the world created in the film represents an urban or even foreign view of a world and nature, seen by those who have never had to combat the forces of nature in Iceland.