Gylfaginning - The Deluding of King Gylfi

A Short film of

Production year2017

Runtime18 min

Synopsis

King Gylfi’s deluding is the first chapter of The Prose Edda, one of the first Icelandic texts (13th century) and probably the most exhaustive medieval source of our knowledge of Norse legends. The Gods tell the story of the creation myth while they perpetually trick the king with a cunning set of visual illusions. Lara is ten years’ old, this is her first reading of the Edda. She discovers the Norse universe at the same time as the camera discovers Iceland today.

Credits

Director (1)

Diana Vidrascu
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Full credits (8)

Screenwriter : Diana Vidrascu

Director of photography : Diana Vidrascu

Editor : Diana Vidrascu

Author of original work : Snorri Sturluson

Producer : Diana Vidrascu

Voice-over : Lara Zizliauskas

Sound editor : Diana Vidrascu

Sound Mixer : Jean-Michel Béranger

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Experimental, Documentary
Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Research - Experimental, Philosophical tale
Themes : Culture, Nature, Childhood
Production language : English
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2017
Runtime : 18 min
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (1)

Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2021
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Resources

Website(1)

www.dianavidrascu.com/gylfi/

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