Sons of the Soil (1919)

Original title

Borgslægtens historie

Directed by

Gunnar Sommerfeldt

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

2h 59m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 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.

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How it feels

A story about a family living on a farm in Iceland. The film shows their daily lives and struggles with the harsh landscape.

silentruralstarkslow-pacedmelancholicearthypoetic

What happens

Sons of the Soil (Danish: Borgslægtens historie, Icelandic: Saga Borgarættarinnar) is a Danish film directed and shot by Gunnar Sommerfeldt in Iceland in 1919, based on the novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson. It was released in 1920, and it was the first film shot in Iceland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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