The Last Autumn

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The Last Autumn

2019

1h 18m

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Centuries ago, humans first arrived with their livestock on the isolated Icelandic coast -- a remote land pushed up against the inhospitable Arctic Ocean that has been home to generations of farmers. Úlfar and Oddny (an aging Icelandic couple) are among this legacy, completely in rhythm with the land and tuned in to the cyclical nature of farm work. As autumn approaches, and their children and grandchildren arrive from the cities to assist in the seasonal sheep herding, one thing becomes clear -- this will be the family's final descent from the surrounding hills with their flock. With life in rural Iceland changing and Úlfar and Oddny growing older, the family understands this is the end of an era. Shot with a poignant reverence for both the harshness and beauty of the landscape, Fannberg's The Last Autumn bids farewell to an ancient lifestyle at the edge of the world.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

The Last Autumn mostly documents a way of life before it vanishes.

Jun 30, 2023

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Devika Girish

New York Times

This modest documentary becomes something epic — a microcosm of the eternal cycles of life.

Jan 19, 2023

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

...serves the dual purpose of documenting a vanishing way of life while also providing a portrait of two people who have long gone their own way in an increasingly modernized world.

Rated: 7/10

Apr 14, 2024

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

The Last Autumn is a marvel to look at. The powerful imagery immerses audiences into a world most don’t know about.

Rated: 8.5/10

Aug 10, 2023

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

The film has an organic quality, seeming like another product of the land.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 8, 2023

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

'The Last Autumn' embraces the art of slow living and the preservation of ancestral traditions in the Icelandic countryside.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 30, 2023

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Yrsa Roca Fannberg

Director

Hanna Björk Valsdóttir

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Yrsa Roca Fannberg

Producer

Carlos Vásquez Méndez

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Federico Delpero Bejar

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Centuries ago, humans first arrived with their livestock on the isolated Icelandic coast -- a remote land pushed up against the inhospitable Arctic Ocean that has been home to generations of farmers. Úlfar and Oddny (an aging Icelandic couple) are among this legacy, completely in rhythm with the land and tuned in to the cyclical nature of farm work. As autumn approaches, and their children and grandchildren arrive from the cities to assist in the seasonal sheep herding, one thing becomes clear -- this will be the family's final descent from the surrounding hills with their flock. With life in rural Iceland changing and Úlfar and Oddny growing older, the family understands this is the end of an era. Shot with a poignant reverence for both the harshness and beauty of the landscape, Fannberg's The Last Autumn bids farewell to an ancient lifestyle at the edge of the world.

Director: Yrsa Roca Fannberg
Producer: Hanna Björk Valsdóttir, Yrsa Roca Fannberg
Screenwriter: Yrsa Roca Fannberg, Elín Agla Briem
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Akkeri Films, Biti aptan bæði
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Icelandic
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 30, 2023
Runtime: 1h 18m
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: 16mm

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