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Cold Fever Details

1995

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from 736 members

Starring	Masatoshi Nagase, Fisher Stevens, Lili Taylor, Gisli Halldorsson
Director	Fredrik Thor Fridriksson, Fredrik Thor Fridrikss
Genres	Drama

Cold Fever

A charming, acclaimed Icelandic road saga about a Japanese man's spiritual quest through a snowbound landscape littered with winsome native inhabitants. Hirata is forced to cancel his annual golf trip in Hawaii in order to fulfill a Japanese tradition. He must travel to the river where his parents were killed in an accident seven years earlier and perform the necessary rituals that will finally lay their souls to rest. Ari Kristinsson's gorgeous photography elevates the seemingly lighthearted counter-cultural proceedings to a deeper, more soulful level. This juxtaposition, in the tradition of Jim Jarmusch's DEAD MAN, makes COLD FEVER a relevant, lasting experience.

Starring	Masatoshi Nagase, Fisher Stevens, Lili Taylor, Gisli Halldorsson, Seijun Suzuki
Director	Fredrik Thor Fridriksson, Fredrik Thor Fridrikss
Studio	SECOND SIGHT FILMS LTD.
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English, Japanese, Icelandic
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 20 Sep 2004

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- This Icelandic odyssey reveals Japanese star Nagase (who first came to notice in the West in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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- - 6
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  Surprisingly Good
  
  We got this for the scenery more than for the film but were totally and pleasantly surprised to find it a really good film! A young Japanese man goes to ... read more »
  
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  - Wakefield, West Yorkshire
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 16:06
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  Second half much better than the first
  
  The comedy elements of the first half of the film felt like they were based on caricatures of Icelanders (and Americans) and I wasn't particularly impressed... read more »
  
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  - 03 Oct 2011 at 10:29
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  Quirky & enjoyable
  
  Odd roadtrip movie; Japanese guy travels around iceland meeting various people along the way. Enjoyable & gently paced, with an ever-present backdrop of ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 06 Aug 2009 at 15:08
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  Another good Icelandic film
  
  This is a very sweet road movie, about a Japanese guy (you'll remember him from 'Mystery Train' I'm sure) who is coerced by a family member into... read more »
  
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- - TristanWhite
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  - 29 Sep 2006 at 01:07
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  A charming, acclaimed Icelandic road saga about a Japanese man's spiritual quest through a snowbound landscape littered with winsome native inhabitants. Hirata is forced to cancel his annual golf trip in Hawaii in order to fulfill a Japanese tradition. He must travel to the river where his parents ...