The Emigrants (film)
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| Directed by | Jan Troell |
| Produced by | Bengt Forslund |
| Written by | Bengt Forslund Jan Troell |
| Starring | Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Monica Zetterlund |
| Studio | Svensk Filmindustri |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (U.S.) |
| Release date(s) | 8 March 1971 |
| Running time | 191 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Budget | $1,600,000 |
The Emigrants (Swedish: Utvandrarna) is a 1971 Swedish film directed by Jan Troell. It tells the story of a Swedish group who emigrate from Småland, Sweden to Minnesota, United States in the 19th century. The film follows the hardship of the group in Sweden and on the trip.
The film is based on the first two novels of The Emigrants suite by Vilhelm Moberg: The Emigrants and Unto a Good Land. It was adapted to the screen by Bengt Forslund and Jan Troell. The Emigrants stars Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann in the lead, along with Eddie Axberg, Sven-Olof Bern, Aina Alfredsson, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund and Pierre Lindstedt. The Emigrants was followed by a 1972 sequel, The New Land (Nybyggarna), with the same cast.
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[edit] Cast
- Max von Sydow as Karl Oskar Nilsson
- Liv Ullmann as Kristina Nilsson
- Eddie Axberg as Robert Nilsson
- Pierre Lindstedt as Arvid
- Allan Edwall as Danjel
- Monica Zetterlund as Ulrika
- Hans Alfredson as Jonas Petter
- Aina Alfredsson as Märta
- Sven-Olof Bern as Nils
- Gustaf Färingborg as Brusander, The Vicar
- Åke Fridell as Aron
- Bruno Sörwing as Lönnegren
- Arnold Alfredsson as Verger
- Ulla Smidje as Inga-Lena, Danjel's wife
- Eva-Lena Zetterlund as Elin, Ulrika's daughter
- Bror Englund as Måns Jakob
- Agneta Prytz as Fina Kajsa
- Halvar Björk as Anders Månsson
[edit] Reception
Richard Schickel wrote in Life that "Jan Troell has made the masterpiece about the dream that shaped America - a dream, and an America, fast disappearing from our views."[1] Vincent Canby of The New York Times hailed the acting performances, especially from Sydow and Ullmann, which he found to hold "a kind of spontaneous truth, in look and gesture, that does a lot to relieve the otherwise programed nobility, truth and beauty." One complaint was raised by Canby: "As he showed in Here's Your Life, Mr. Troell, who is a fine cameraman, simply cannot resist the extra shot of sunlight-reflected-in-water that becomes just one too many, a thing of movie decoration."[2]
[edit] Awards and honours
The Emigrants was nominated for five Academy Awards:
- Best Foreign Language Film[3]
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Jan Troell)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Liv Ullmann)
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
At the 30th Golden Globe Awards it won the awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress (Liv Ullmann). In Sweden it won the Guldbagge Awards for Best Film and Best Actor (Eddie Axberg).
[edit] See also
- List of submissions to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
[edit] References
- ^ Schickel, Richard (1972). "When America was a dream". Life (October 13): 28. http://books.google.com/books?id=yFYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (1972-09-25). "' The Emigrants,' a Swedish Film Epic, Lands Here". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/44th-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
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