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A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 1 nomination total
Karin Nordström
- Judit, hans hustru
- (as Karin Nordström-Järegård)
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- TriviaThe movie and its prequel The Emigrants (1971) were Oscar nominated on the same year (1972), though in different categories. This is the first and only occurrence of such an event.
- GoofsIn one of the first scenes, when Karl Oskar is taking the family to the new settlement, the boom mic is visible in the upper left corner for the entire shot.
- Quotes
Petrus Olausson: In Sweden I was fined 200 Riksdaler for reading the Bible in my own house. Sweden is ruined by wicked powers. Every night I thank God in my prayers for my new homeland.
- Alternate versionsThe USA television version, called "The Emigrant Saga" consists of this film plus its prequel, The Emigrants (1971), joined and re-edited together in chronological order and dubbed in English.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stjärnbilder (1996)
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Difficult but compelling
Part 2 of The Emigrants/ The New Land duology (I'm not sure what to collectively call them?) is just as well-made and as emotionally harrowing as the first, but in a different way. The Emigrants naturally dealt with the main characters making a difficult journey from Sweden to the U. S. in the 19th century, with The New Land seeing them settled down and trying to make the most of life in... well, a new land. Naturally, things aren't as great as they hoped it all would be, and the various challenges the characters are put through end up making this a challenging watch for the audience.
It's not challenging because it's boring or slow, though - more so that it's heavy-going and quite brutal in places. It's also over three hours long, which I know probably already makes it a no-go film for a good many people. It's actually very easy to appreciate all the stuff this does well, because the acting's great, it's visually excellent, and there are some really inspired editing choices in this as well (so it's not surprising to see in the credits that the director and editor are one and the same: Jan Troell).
These two films end up being about six and a half hours long, and together tell a difficult but engaging story about Swedish/American history, and the plight of an emigrant family plus all the challenges that come with both travel and settling. Not the easiest two-part film in the world to recommend, but it makes for a compelling epic that should deliver for those who find the idea of watching such a film intriguing.
It's not challenging because it's boring or slow, though - more so that it's heavy-going and quite brutal in places. It's also over three hours long, which I know probably already makes it a no-go film for a good many people. It's actually very easy to appreciate all the stuff this does well, because the acting's great, it's visually excellent, and there are some really inspired editing choices in this as well (so it's not surprising to see in the credits that the director and editor are one and the same: Jan Troell).
These two films end up being about six and a half hours long, and together tell a difficult but engaging story about Swedish/American history, and the plight of an emigrant family plus all the challenges that come with both travel and settling. Not the easiest two-part film in the world to recommend, but it makes for a compelling epic that should deliver for those who find the idea of watching such a film intriguing.
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- Jeremy_Urquhart
- Mar 8, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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