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Cold Fever

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A Japanese man (Masatoshi Nagase) finds misadventure and eccentric characters while in Iceland to perform a memorial service for his parents.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times If Cold Fever takes too long to come into focus to be fully satisfying, it nonetheless has an undeniably endearing quality. It also looks great and has a driving, eclectic music track. Jan 10, 2017 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Strange, often funny, and occasionally beautiful. Jan 10, 2017 Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Like Iceland itself, Cold Fever may seem a trip most audiences initially will reject -- as too distant, too strange, too icebound. They're wrong. Once seen, this cold, feverish wonderland is never forgotten. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 10, 2017 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Finely tuned English speaking comical road movie set in Iceland. Rated: B Jun 3, 2018 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Dec 18, 2004 Full Review Film4 Staff Film4 Masatoshi Nagase is mesmerizing in the central role, a model of restraint even when confronted with the quirks of the characters he meets on his journey. Oct 4, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This has been one of my very favorite movies of all time. I love the panoramas of the frozen country, rugged, cold, bitter and brittle juxtaposed with the story of loss and ultimately forgiveness with love, differences of societies and expectations, mysticism and truths. The harsh externals and complications of all that is internal...I'm sounding lofty; it was just a wonderful movie. I thought the characters were fun. Anyway, a lovely way to spend some time. Enjoy! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member This has been one of my very favorite movies of all time. I love the panoramas of the frozen country, rugged, cold, bitter and brittle juxtaposed with the story of loss and ultimately forgiveness with love, differences of societies and expectations, mysticism and truths. The harsh externals and complications of all that is internal...I'm sounding lofty; it was just a wonderful movie. I thought the characters were fun. Anyway, a lovely way to spend some time. Enjoy! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Excuse the pun, but it is a cold film to start with. Took me over it's halfway mark to warm to it (ahem), but I'm really glad I sat through to its wonderful end. Very rewarding. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A gem of a road movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Waste of a good premise about a reluctant young Japanese man in Iceland to give traditional funeral rites for his parents. Nice end spoiled long before by a long string of senseless wacky characters including a couple who argue using hand puppets. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member a japanese man stranded in the mystical landscape of iceland on a mission to conduct the final tribute for his late parents. a weird but entertaining road movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Japanese man (Masatoshi Nagase) finds misadventure and eccentric characters while in Iceland to perform a memorial service for his parents.
Director
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Producer
Jim Stark
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 23m