| | |  | BELGIUM | Home » » L' Iceberg | | | | | | | Description: | | Fiona is the manager of a fast-food restaurant. She lives comfortably with her family in the suburbs. In other words, Fiona is happy. Until the day she accidentally gets locked into a walk-in freezer. She escapes the next morning, half frozen and barely a | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Dominique Abel, Bruno Romy, Fiona Gordon | | Director:
| Dominique Abel | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Language:
| French | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| FIRST RUN FEATURES | | Run Time:
| 84 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 18, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Quirky, charming gem of a film!Oct 29, 2007
By D. Ausdal
"euro cinephile"
This is Belgian film (so the comments about the French and Jerry Lewis are not only tired, but also not applicable) that combines clown/mime-like physical comedy and stylized set design in style reminiscent of Jacques Tati. The pace of the movie may be on the slow side for those accustomed to nothing but Hollywood fare, but this is by no means your stereotypical self-indulgent European art house cinema. The performances are great (especially that of the lead actress who won an audience award in Seattle) and if you like movies that show you something different, you'll love this one. It's almost like a comic version of "Open Water" (without the sharks) in the way it explores relationships.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Curl up with a hot chocolate and enjoy!Nov 25, 2007
By Ainsel
Great situational comedy/drama! This is only the 2nd French movie I've seen (the 1st being Amelie) and I liked this one too. Every frame felt natural rather than staged, even though the actions and characterizations were deliberately exaggerated.
Nothing seemed overly long or pointlessly drawn out, although I do see one reviewer's point: if you prefer action movies, or quicker TV-type pacing, perhaps this won't be so hot for you. I don't mind slower pacing if it's well thought out. Each pause or drawing out was purposeful, and made the next action more meaningful, infusing much of the movie with anticipation if not suspense. The sets were perfect, giving enough for the characters to work with but not distracting. It's believable and touching.
It's often difficult to gauge the possible MPA (Motion Picture Association of America) rating equivalent of a Not Rated film. To cover all possible viewers who may not like to be surprised, I warn you that there is some brief casual nudity in the film. Thinking of things besides the nudity that could be awkward to explain to or watch with a kid, consider the complicated interpersonal relationships and the mother leaving her family for awhile to pursue her dream. You know how mature your family is; I would give this at least a PG-13 rating if not R. It's more enjoyable to watch a movie like this if you fully understand and appreciate what's going on in the movie, and I don't think I'd have 'gotten' a lot of this when I was younger.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
one-of-a-kind surrealisic comedyJun 19, 2008
By Roland E. Zwick
The Belgian comedy, "L'Iceberg," is such a head-scratching little oddity that it is virtually impossible to describe it for anyone who hasn`t already seen it. It's a highly stylized tale of a young restaurant manager who decides to break away from her stultifying and humdrum existence after she inadvertently locks herself in a freezer overnight - only to discover, once she gets out, that her husband and their two carbon-copy young children have failed to notice her absence. Realizing her utter insignificance to those around her, Fiona strikes out on her own, abandoning her job and staying away from home for long stretches of time - eventually setting out to sea with a mysterious deaf/mute sailor she meets along the way.
Utilizing concepts straight out of the Theater of the Absurd, "L'Iceberg" pokes fun at the sterility of modern life, as Fiona finally breaks free of the bonds of domesticity and goes on a quest for love and adventure. Directors Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon (who play the husband and wife in the film) have composed their film almost entirely of straight-on block shots, perfect for emphasizing the surreal spareness of the drama and setting. The lanky, bug-eyed Gordon, who looks for all the world like a cross between Frances McDormand and a stringy-haired Olive Oyl, plays Fiona with a mouth-breathing, deadpanned seriousness that enhances our empathy for the character and heightens the satirical nature of the piece.
Original in concept and bold in execution, "L'Iceberg" is irrepressibly imaginative and visually inventive in its cockeyed portrayal of the world around us.
Submerged...May 06, 2010
By C. C. Evans
"polymath"
...in a sea of Belgian humour. This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. The dialog is sparse, the acting superb and the plot quirky. Those who don't get kinetic humour (not slapstick - think more of the actors' backgrounds in circus clowning) will be left out in the cold. I found the back cover to be a mild spoiler. My following description is more sparse but you might enjoy this gem more if you don't read anything past the following period. No not this one. The one further to the right of the previous one. Well, don't say I didn't warn you. The protagonist accidentally locks herself into a freezer and isn't discovered until the next morning - as a result she develops an obsession with cold which begins her journey to L'Iceberg of her dreams.
Charming, sweet, somewhat surreal throwback to silent filmsApr 19, 2010
By K. Gordon
The three filmmakers are also all professional clowns, and about 85% of the film is without dialogue.
Shot in a theatrical, low budget way, it recalls a smaller, less ambitious and philosophical Roy Andersson.
It made me laugh out loud a couple of times, and smile a good deal. However, even at 84 minutes
it did start to drag by the end, and some of the bits started to wear thin. None-the-less, this
is a lovely, worthwhile experimental nod to Chaplin, Keaton, et al, if not quite on their level of
genius. But then, who is?
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