The Emigrants
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Date: January 01, 1971, December 31, 1971
Dates Note: 1971
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Place of Origin: Sweden
Languages:
Swedish
Color: Color
Silent: No
Based On: the novel by Vilhelm Moberg
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Streaming—Max von Sydow: The Best StradivariusDescription:
The first of Jan Troell’s two films adapted from epic novels by Vilhelm Moberg stars Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow as struggling Swedish farmers in the 1840s who decide to emigrate to America. The Emigrants received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Actress, Director, and Adapted Screenplay—rare honors for a foreign film. Ullmann, often identified with Bergman’s films, has said Kristina is her favorite role. Among the many distinctive qualities of Troell’s cinema is the fact that he is the cinematographer of his own films and enjoys the freedom that comes with the dual role of director-cinematographer.
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