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The Love That Remains

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Anna, an artist, and Magnús, a fisherman, live with their three children and charismatic sheepdog in the quiet grandeur of the Icelandic countryside. As the fractures in their marriage come to the surface, the couple try to hold onto the afterimages of a life together and make sense of a deep and lingering devotion. Filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason (Godland) brings surprising humor and emotional weight to this gorgeous, intimate, and brilliantly expansive scenes from a marriage, amidst the majestic backdrop of the changing seasons.
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Cast & Crew

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Hlynur Pálmason

Director

Saga Garðarsdóttir

Actor

Sverrir Gudnason

Actor

Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir

Actor

Þorgils Hlynsson

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Grímur Hlynsson

Actor

Critics Reviews

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Zachary Barnes Wall Street Journal Oct 16
The film is a loosely sketched drama told via visually impeccable tableaus and a few flights of well-staged fancy. Yet there’s a humane warmth at the movie’s core. Go to Full Review Kenji Fujishima Slant Magazine Sep 30
2.5/4
Hlynur Pálmason, who has a background in visual art, explores the film’s family dynamics through a vignette-like structure that sometimes feels akin to walking through an art exhibition. Go to Full Review David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter Jun 2
Both leads are excellent, conveying the weary sadness of separation, underscored by enduring affections, and the naturalness of the three children adds immeasurably to the drama’s intimacy. Go to Full Review Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene 23h
Writer-director Hlynur Pálmason is not afraid to let things get weirder as they go along (much like life), and Saga Garðarsdóttir grounds literal kitchen-sink realism and fanciful freakouts alike in a great performance. Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending Nov 22
C-
I appreciated the surreal touches in Hlynur Pálmason’s frustrating feature...the film boasts stunning shots of the Icelandic landscape but his cinematic capture of a year in the life of a broken family just did not move me. Go to Full Review Will Bjarnar InSession Film Nov 8
A-
It’s fitting, then, that I was knocked upside down, frontwards, and back around again by Hlynur Pálmason’s The Love That Remains Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Anna, an artist, and Magnús, a fisherman, live with their three children and charismatic sheepdog in the quiet grandeur of the Icelandic countryside. As the fractures in their marriage come to the surface, the couple try to hold onto the afterimages of a life together and make sense of a deep and lingering devotion. Filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason (Godland) brings surprising humor and emotional weight to this gorgeous, intimate, and brilliantly expansive scenes from a marriage, amidst the majestic backdrop of the changing seasons.
Director
Hlynur Pálmason
Producer
Katrin Pors, Anton Máni Svansson
Screenwriter
Hlynur Pálmason
Distributor
Janus Films
Production Co
Still Vivid, Snowglobe Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Icelandic
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 30, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 49m