Lovers of the Arctic Circle

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Lovers of the Arctic Circle is a 1998 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Julio Medem that intertwines themes of fate and circular time through the lifelong, intersecting love story of two characters named Ana and Otto.

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Lovers of the Arctic Circle canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
cinematographyBy Gonzalo F. Berridi
countryOfOrigin Spain
director Julio Medem
distributor Sogepaq
editedBy Iván Aledo
featuresChildhoodToAdulthoodArc true
festivalScreening Venice Film Festival
genre drama film
romance film
romantic drama
hasCultFollowing true
language Spanish
mainCharacter Ana
Otto
musicBy Alberto Iglesias
narrativeStructure circular
nonlinear
notableFor exploration of chance and destiny in relationships
intertwining parallel narratives of two lovers
use of circular motifs and symmetry
originalTitle Los amantes del Círculo Polar
partOfNationalCinema Spanish cinema
producedBy Fernando Bovaira
Sogetel
protagonistNamePalindrome Otto
releaseEvent Venice Film Festival 1998
releaseYear 1998
runtimeMinutes 112
screenwriter Julio Medem
setting Arctic Circle
Finland
Spain
theme circular time
coincidence
destined love
fate
timePeriodDepicted late 20th century
titleRefersTo geographical Arctic Circle
metaphorical circle of love and fate
toldFromMultipleViewpoints true
usesVoiceOverNarration true
writer Julio Medem

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Najwa Nimri notableWork Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Najwa Nimri notableWork Lovers of the Arctic Circle
subject linked to: Najwa
Najwa Nimri notableWork Lovers of the Arctic Circle
subject linked to: Nimri
Julio Medem notableWork Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Julio Medem directorOf Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Julio Medem screenwriterOf Lovers of the Arctic Circle