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L'Iceberg

2005 1h 24m Comedy List
68% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 65% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Fiona (Fiona Gordon), the manager of a fast-food restaurant, accidentally locks herself in the store's freezer overnight. Following her rescue, she returns home and is dismayed to learn that her husband (Dominique Abel) and children failed to notice her absence. Now attracted to frosty things, Fiona hires a sailor (Philippe Martz) to take her to live on an iceberg. Read More Read Less
L'Iceberg

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Relying more on inventive slapstick than dialogue for its humor, L'iceberg is an irreverent and charming comedy.

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V.A. Musetto New York Post Rated: 3/4 Aug 22, 2007 Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune It's heartening to see anyone pull off any sort of comedy along these classically established lines. Rated: 3/4 Jul 27, 2007 Full Review Bill Stamets Chicago Sun-Times Delightful in places, the surreal stunts are lovingly crafted. As a seaworthy film, though, Fiona's folly is more pratfall than plot. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 27, 2007 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film While it might be fun to laugh at carefully crafted slapstick for half an hour, it's hard for it to maintain its momentum for the duration of a feature. Rated: 2/5 Jul 2, 2009 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Watching it was a very cold experience. Rated: C Feb 24, 2008 Full Review Gianni Truzzi Seattle Post-Intelligencer Words seldom intrude on the sight gags that range from elegant to acrobatic, and the collective directors exhibit the rare bravery to let a static camera linger to crank comic tension. Rated: A Jul 12, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It made me half-smile a few times, but the hour and twenty minutes didn't really fly by, and the whole ordeal seemed to try too hard to arrive at an overly amateurish result. I found myself utterly unconcerned by the characters, whose antics I found anything but cute. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the most bizarre movies I have ever seen, and a plot that is even crazy. The comedy sketches in this are both weird, funny, and creepy, but the fun wears out after a while, and you most likely will fall asleep long before the movie even finishes... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review jesse o I didn't enjoy this movie as much as I did The Fairy. That's not to say it isn't very funny and clever, because it is. It's pretty much the same format as the Fairy, just a lot of visual comedy with even LESS dialogue than The Fairy. I think the great thing about this film is that despite its VERY minimal dialogue there's actually a great story to the film. You know what's going on and why it's happening, and at its heart it is quite a charming love story. And the movie is still very funny and the cast is, of course, tremendous. Fiona Gordon is hilarious quite frankly. Really not much to say, again didn't find it as funny as I'd have expected, but I still very much enjoyed it and would watch it again in a heartbeat. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Quirky, surreal, beautifully shot Belgian comedy. Minimal dialogue gives it an almost silent-film like feeling. Fun little film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Quirky Belgian movie. Had me cracking up. Beautiful scenery. Hardly any dialogue. A sweet little movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member NOW FOR SOME THING DIFFERENT. usually don't like french comedies filled with sight gags and slap stick but this film was special. minimalist, with little dialogue and often you could see the gag coming but she was endearing - looks like a blend of Buster Keaton and Tilda Swinton. watch for this little film, streaming on netflix, but don't expect a lot of plot, but laughs. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Fiona (Fiona Gordon), the manager of a fast-food restaurant, accidentally locks herself in the store's freezer overnight. Following her rescue, she returns home and is dismayed to learn that her husband (Dominique Abel) and children failed to notice her absence. Now attracted to frosty things, Fiona hires a sailor (Philippe Martz) to take her to live on an iceberg.
Director
Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Producer
Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon
Screenwriter
Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Production Co
Courage mon Amour, RTBF
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
French (Canada)
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.1K
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital