Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
- Original title
- Pelle Erobreren
- Directed by
- Bille August
- Genre
- drama film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rated
- 11
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 164 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
A Swedish father and son move to Denmark in the late 1800s to escape poverty. The boy, Pelle, grows up on a large farm and tries to find his place in a world that is often cruel.
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What happens
Pelle the Conqueror (Danish: Pelle Erobreren, Swedish: Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the 1906 novel of the same name by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø. The film tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves. It stars Pelle Hvenegaard as the young Pelle, with Max von Sydow as his father, and also features Axel Strøbye and Astrid Villaume. A co-production of Denmark and Sweden, August chose to adapt Boyhood, the first part of Nexø's novel, seeking to make an epic and citing the novel's status as essential reading in Denmark. Pelle Hvenegaard was 11 when he was cast, after some 3,000 children auditioned. Like many other boys in Denmark, he was named by his family for the novel's eponymous character. The film screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. It was critically acclaimed, winning the Palme d'Or and the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and numerous other honours. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ta' Pelle med (1952)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.