Lovers of the Arctic Circle Movie Review 1998

Complex romantic drama set in Spain and Finland. Otto and Ana meet as children and instantly recognized each other as soul mates--their first kiss occuring over a geography book describing the Arctic Circle. When Otto's divorced father takes up with Ana's widowed mother, the now-adolescent pair wind up sharing the same house, and secretly become lovers. When Otto's mother dies, he blames himself for abandoning her and leaves Ana to become a pilot. She, in turn, becomes obsessed with being where the Arctic sun never sets, and fate, eventually, brings the adult duo together in Finland. Spanish with subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 112 minutes.
Originally from Spanish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Cold Spots

Screenplay

Julio Medem

Cast

Fele Martinez, Najwa Nimri, Nancho Novo, Maru Valdivielso, Beate Jensen

Cinematography

Gonzalo F. Berridi

Director

Julio Medem

Music

Alberto Iglesias

Producer

Fine Line Features