teziltugsan Before I watched it, I was not expecting a huge goal. However, it just finished and now I want to watch it again and again.I really like Björk, maybe that is why I cannot be objective. I also loved "the dancer in the dark" too much. Either she knows how to choose interesting stories for casting in or she is really lucky. This movie is much more naive than what the spoilers and reviewers said. The movie does not contain blatant thoughts and dialogs. I can only say that you should see. and I strongly recommend you to watch "Bachelorette" afterward."One day I found a big book buried deep in the ground. I opened it, but all the pages were blank And to my surprise, it started writing itself; 'One day I found a big book buried deep in the ground' "

treescanbegreen It was 2 weeks before my birthday. I was looking for possible gifts then I stumbled across this film and I was intrigued. It arrived on my birthday and I was over the moon. The first five minutes were interesting, then when the film progressed it became very interesting. Björk was wondrous as the role of Margit, the other actors not as much, but still good.Now being a fan of Björk, here comes my Björk rant. After watching this I had to listen to Vespertine (one of her best albums) and then Medúlla (her best album.) If you enjoyed this film I suggest you check out Dancer in the Dark and the albums Medúlla, Vespertine and Homogenic.

buddypatrick The Juniper tree is a tale based on whether or not witchcraft exists, and its also based on a tale by the same title written by the Brothers Grimm. It's a pretty nifty little movie, unknown by many, found by only Björk fans most likely, but its really good, and a great insight into Icelandic living. In fact, it was Bryndis Petra Gradadóttir who told director Nietzchka Keene that this movie captured pure and realistic Iceland culture.Its a film about two daughters who flee their homeland after their mother is stoned and burnt for being a witch. Margit (Björk) and Katla (Bryndis Petra Gradadóttir) find a man by the name of Jóhann (Valdimar Örn Flygenring) and casts a spell on him that will make him fall in love with Katla. Jónas (Geirlaug Sunna Þormar), the son of Jóhann gets suspicious that Katla is a witch, and thinks Katla is trying to destroy the everlasting spirit of the deceased mother to Jónas spirit inside Jóhann. Meanwhile Jónas befriends Margit, and Margit is seeing visions of her mother's ghosts. Trust me, if the names were like John and Beth it would be a lot more coherent than what I just wrote.Performances from the entire cast are great, well not astonishing but good enough for such a low budget film. Björk, Bryndis and Jónas particularly do great performances, of course the lovely Björk is a little weird in this movie, but isn't she always in real life too? So there is no difference between reality and this film when it comes to Björk's personality. Which is funny, because when asked about this she says it was much of a dream because she was just two weeks after pregnancy with Sindri, and her "out of it" self at the time works well with her character of Margot. So her character is somewhat incidentally made into a mysterious young, kind hearted witch because she was so deluded at the time.It is also really well written, not so much the pacing but dialogue and characters are well placed in the film. I like the simple lines used when the entire cast has conversations with one another, as they are simple and atmospheric lines, and Björk does a great job on making her sad lines sound as they are supposed to "She didn't mean to hurt him, let her go" which is pretty eye watering.The tale, in a way, ends in tragedy, but it doesn't leave you completely bleak. It is a confusing movie, it took me three viewings before I completely understood this film, but I love it either way. It's a bit muddled mainly because we as the western world are so unfamiliar to such culture and witchcraft like this. Either way, the movie is very good and works well with what it orbits around.Although this is a quite film and its only recognition is Björk, it is a great movie, although will bore some with it's slow pace movement, but it is a very beautiful country it is filmed in, Iceland, and deserves everlasting shots on such a wonderful country. I highly recommend this film to anyone who likes Björk, because whether or not you're bound to like it with her acting.

msultan I find it sad that the only recognition this movie gets is Bjork'sinvolvement in it. While I do admit that she's an asset to it (shelooks peculiar and is talented), I also think that the movie hasqualities of its own.The eerie mood of the film is heightened by a lot of silence and aslow pace. Put that against a rocky landscape in black and white,and add a beautiful raw score, and you get a nice result. I wish itwere a little longer. The setting (architecture) and costumes reallytake the viewer to another time and place.I definitely recommend this movie, keeping in mind that it's not anaction movie, nor a horror movie. It's full of earth and soul.