A supermodel walks into a nerd shop. Talk about your Hollywood high concept! Except that Astrópía hails from Iceland, the story takes unexpected turns, the characters prove to be as knowledgeable as geeks should be, and fantasy sequences break out at random moments.
Originally burdened with the English-language title Dorks and Damsels, which may sound immediately self-explanatory but is not, Astrópía takes (maybe too much) time to set up its killer premise. Hildur (Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir), the aforementioned supermodel, works with her boyfriend at an auto dealership. Her life quickly goes south when the police show up and toss her scheming boyfriend in jail. Hildur takes refuge with her friend Björt and her son Snorri. She takes Snorri shopping one day at a nerd shop, where chaos ensues among the shocked customers. Seeing a “help wanted” sign, she inquires and is promptly hired.
Originally burdened with the English-language title Dorks and Damsels, which may sound immediately self-explanatory but is not, Astrópía takes (maybe too much) time to set up its killer premise. Hildur (Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir), the aforementioned supermodel, works with her boyfriend at an auto dealership. Her life quickly goes south when the police show up and toss her scheming boyfriend in jail. Hildur takes refuge with her friend Björt and her son Snorri. She takes Snorri shopping one day at a nerd shop, where chaos ensues among the shocked customers. Seeing a “help wanted” sign, she inquires and is promptly hired.
- 9/19/2008
- by Peter Martin
- Screen Anarchy
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