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Cannes Review: Hlynur Palmason’s ‘Godland’

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Lucas’ bishop warns him of the dangers before he sets out to minister to a remote community of Icelanders in Cannes Un Certain Regard title Godland. “It’s easy to go mad there,” he explains at his Copenhagen dining table, steadily chewing his way through the fabulous feast in front of him.

Iceland, where the sun never sets on summer nights, where the weather is extreme, the landscape broodingly monumental: just remember the apostles, “a group of lonely men,” the bishop advises as he wipes his mouth.

Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove) is not eating; one glance tells you he’s a priest of an ascetic bent.He is clearly feeling his isolation as he sets out with guides and helpmeets across the sphagnum moss to his new parish.

They have a tight schedule, with a fixed deadline of summer’s end to build his church and corral his flock into a weekly show of piety.

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