No Such Thing Skrímsli | |
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Directed by | Hal Hartley |
Written by | Hal Hartley |
Produced by | Hal Hartley Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Cecilia Kate Roque |
Starring | Sarah Polley Robert John Burke Helen Mirren Julie Christie |
Cinematography | Michael Spiller |
Edited by | Steve Hamilton |
Music by | Hal Hartley |
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Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Countries | United States Iceland |
Languages | English 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]