BY ABBY WEINGARTEN
CORRESPONDENT
Hulduf?lk 102
Showing at 7 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sunday at Hollywood 20, Main Street and U.S. 301. Filmmakers to attend. Tickets are available at the Sarasota Film Festival box office next to the Hollywood 20 (Suite 108) or online at www.sarasota filmfestival.com. Grade: B+
Filmed in the breathtaking landscape of Iceland, "Hulduf?lk 102" is a magical look at the country's secret demographic: its elves.
Much of the population believes these creatures of lore exist, and treats their supposed dwellings with ingrained reverence. Director Nisha Inalsingh samples professors, farmers and interfaith figureheads, documenting their perspective on these "hidden folk."
Helped by predominant subtitles, Inalsingh tells the history of the elves, and not through time line graphics or voice-overs. The poetic camera work follows the organic pattern of Iceland's scenery without any technical interruptions. From warm volcanic springs to porous rock formations and green hills, Inalsingh traces each spot said to contain elfin activity.
Inalsingh taps children, who are supposedly more attuned to this phenomenon, and has them discuss their personal encounters.
What a challenge Inalsingh has undertaken in this film. Not only is the main character an intangible entity, but it is one American audiences may not intimately understand. Icelandic culture, with its pagan and Viking roots, is rife with mythological wonder. Their topics of conversation might be lost on less mystically inclined outsiders.
Inalsingh shows that there is nothing wildly illogical about believing in the unproven, and viewers can certainly take a lesson from that notion.
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