The New Land (1972)
- Original title
- Nybyggarna
- Directed by
- Jan Troell
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 3h 24m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 108 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Swedish settlers try to create a new home on the American frontier in the 19th century. They face harsh winters, sickness, and conflicts with native people. The film follows their daily hardships and small triumphs over many years.
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What happens
The New Land (Swedish: Nybyggarna) is a 1972 Swedish film co-written and directed by Jan Troell and starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund, and Pierre Lindstedt. It and its 1971 predecessor, The Emigrants (Utvandrarna), which were produced concurrently, are based on Vilhelm Moberg's The Emigrants, a series of four novels about poor Swedes who emigrate from Småland, Sweden, in the mid-19th century and make their home in Minnesota. This film is based on the latter two novels of the series: The Settlers (1956) and The Last Letter Home (1959). It explores the struggles of the emigrants to establish a settlement on the frontier and adjust to life in America. Like The Emigrants, The New Land was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The 1974 American television series The New Land is loosely based on The Emigrants and this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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