No Such Thing (film)

No Such Thing
Skrímsli
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHal Hartley
Written byHal Hartley
Produced byHal Hartley
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Cecilia Kate Roque
StarringSarah Polley
Robert John Burke
Helen Mirren
Julie Christie
CinematographyMichael Spiller
Edited bySteve Hamilton
Music byHal Hartley
Production
companies
United Artists
American Zoetrope
Icelandic Film Corporation
Distributed byMGM Distribution Co.
Release dates
  • May 2001 (2001-05) (Cannes)
  • March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29) (United States)
  • November 15, 2002 (2002-11-15) (Iceland)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Iceland
LanguagesEnglish
Icelandic
Budget$5 million
Box office$62,703

No Such Thing (previously titled Monster, Icelandic: Skrímsli) is a 2001 supernatural drama film directed by Hal Hartley. It tells the story of Beatrice (Sarah Polley), a journalist whose fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland. The story is based very loosely on the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf.[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the May 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ Hartley p. 126.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: No Such Thing". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.