The Last Autumn

Directed by Yrsa Roca Fannberg
Film Movement
2019
78 Minutes
Iceland
Icelandic
Documentary
Animals, Scandinavian, Women Directors
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Centuries ago, humans first arrived with their livestock on the isolated Icelandic coast – a remote land pushed up against the inhospitable Arctic Ocean that has been home to generations of farmers. Úlfar and Oddny, an aging Icelandic couple, are among this legacy, completely in rhythm with the land and tuned in to the cyclical nature of farm work. As autumn approaches, and their children and grandchildren arrive from the cities to assist in the seasonal sheep herding, one thing becomes clear – this will be the family's final descent from the surrounding hills with their flock. With life in rural Iceland changing and Úlfar and Oddny growing older, the family understands this is the end of an era. Shot with a poignant reverence for both the harshness and beauty of the landscape, Fannberg's THE LAST AUTUMN bids farewell to an ancient lifestyle at the edge of the world.

"On the remote Icelandic coast sits a sheep farm tended to by a husband and wife who have lived off the land for years, but have decided that this will be the last season they spend with their shimmying, braying herd. With intimate attention to the couple’s routine, the landscape, and the well-loved animals that inhabit it, director Yrsa Roca Fannberg patiently observes the rhythm of this isolated homestead, one that cannot keep up with impending change, heralded through the radio that broadcasts the news during each meal." - San Francisco Int'l. Film Festival

  • Highest Rating
    "NYT CRITIC'S PICK! An elegy to a life lived off the land...This modest documentary becomes something epic — a microcosm of the eternal cycles of life."
    Devika Girish, The New York Times
  • Highest Rating
    "It’s a wistful film, depicting what could clearly be called the end of an era... as the whole family, including the city folk, gathers one more time to drive the sheep from the hills. It’s especially poignant as it’s quite clear that this kind of life brought these two people joy...."
    Marta Balaga, Cineuropa
  • Highest Rating
    "Emerging from this chaos like the newly-formed world from Ginnungagap, the film has an organic quality... destined to linger like the skeleton of an Autumn leaf long after the rest is gone."
    Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film

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