Rent The Juniper Tree (1990)
3.4 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 18min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Loosely based on a medieval folktale from the Brothers Grimm stories, Nietzchka Keene's haunting debut feature follows Margit (Bjork, in her film debut) and her sister as they seek safety after their mother, thought to be a witch, is killed. Finding apparent sanctuary with a widower and his young son, their uneasy family unit immediately falls under the sway of strange, dark forces. 'The Juniper Tree' is an eerie, dreamlike meditation on magic, the destructive consequences of misogyny and the shadows that abide in far-flung places.
- Actors:
- Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Geirlaug Sunna Þormar, Caitlin Davies, David Michael Sterling, Lila Waters, Tinka Menkes
- Directors:
- Nietzchka Keene
- Producers:
- Nietzchka Keene
- Writers:
- Nietzchka Keene, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
- Aka:
- Einitréð
- Genres:
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Top 10 Modern Musicals
- Countries:
- Iceland
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/01/2023
- Run Time:
- 79 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New feature commentary by Icelandic cultural scholar Dr Gudrun D Whitehead
- Still (1978, 4 mins), Hinterland (1981, 25 mins), Aves (1998, 7 mins): three remastered short films by Nietzchka Keene
- Randy Sellars on 'The Juniper Tree' (2019, 29 mins): video interview with the film's cinematographer Interview with Nietzchka Keene (2002, 15 mins)
- Outtakes from 'The Juniper Tree' (5 mins)
- The Witch's Fiddle (1924, 7 mins): a British folk rarity from the BFI National Archive
- Iceland - The Land of Ice and Fire (1929, 22 mins): little-seen footage of Iceland from the silent cinema era
- US theatrical trailer
