This doesn’t mean that cinematic possibilities are confined or limited. In her first feature, The Swan, she begins with a simple set-up but tells an emotionally complex, ambiguous story, a tale of ...

Anchored by a remarkable child’s performance, The Swan is a sensitive example of an overlooked element in coming-of-age films: awakening to the outside world. Nine-year-old Sól (Gríma Valsdóttir) is ...