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Emigrants = Utvandrarna ; The New Land = Nybyggarna
Title
Emigrants = Utvandrarna ; The New Land = Nybyggarna / Svensk Filmindustri presenterar ; en film av Jan Troell ; producerad av Bengt Forslund ; manuskript, Jan Troell och Bengt Forslund. Nybyggarna / en film av Jan Troell ; producerad av Bengt Forslund ; för Svensky Filmindustri ; manuskript, Bengt Forslund, Jan Troell.
ISBN
9781681431055
168143105X
Edition
Director-approved two-Blu-ray special edition.
Publication
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (191 min., 202 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet ([12 pages] folded ; 16 cm).
Notes
Includes Utvandrarna (The emigrants) and a sequel Nybyggarna (The new land).
Based on the novels by Vilhelm Moberg.
Utvandrarna originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Nybyggarna originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Special features: new introduction by theater and film critic John Simon; new conversation between film scholar Peter Cowie and director Jan Troell; new interview with actor Liv Ullmann; To paint with pictures, an hour-long documentary from 2005 on the making of the films, featuring archival footage as well as interviews with Troell, Ullmann, producer and coscreenwriter Bengt Forslund, actor Eddie Axberg, and composer Georg Oddner; trailers; Plus: an essay by critic Terrence Rafferty.
One folded pamphlet ([12] pages ; illustrations) with program notes and an essay by Terrence Rafferty in English inserted in container.
Utvandrarna (1971 ; 191 min.): cinematography, editing, Jan Troell; music, Erik Nordgren.
Nybyggarna (1972 ; 202 min.): cinematography, editing, Jan Troell; music, Bengt Ernryd, Georg Oddner.
Swedish dialogue; with optional English subtitles.
Utvandrarna: Golden Globes, USA, 1973: Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film, Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Liv Ullmann). New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1973: Best Film, Best Actress (Liv Ullmann), 3rd place, Best Screenplay (Jan Troell, Bengt Forslund).
Nybyggarna: Golden Globes, USA, 1973: Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film. Bodil Awards, 1973: Best European Film (Jan Troell). National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA, 1974: Best Actress (Liv Ullmann). National Board of Review, USA, 1973: Best Actress (Liv Ullmann), Top Foreign Films.
Summary
A monumental mid-nineteenth century epic that charts, over the course of two films, a poor Swedish farming family's voyage to America and their efforts to put down roots in this beautiful but forbidding new world. Includes bonus disc with special features.
Variant and related titles
Utvandrarna
English title (1st film): Emigrants
Nybyggarna
English title (2nd film): The New Land
Nybyggarna (Motion picture)
New land.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Swedish
Added to Catalog
February 11, 2019
Series
Criterion collection ; 796, 797
Credits
Utvandrarna (1971 ; 191 min.): cinematography, editing, Jan Troell; music, Erik Nordgren.
Nybyggarna (1972 ; 202 min.): cinematography, editing, Jan Troell; music, Bengt Ernryd, Georg Oddner.
Cast
Max Von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg.
System details note
Blu-ray disc; region A; 1.66:1 aspect ratio; mono sound; requires Blu-ray player.
Videorecording number
CC2580BD Criterion Collection
CC2580BD-1 Criterion Collection
CC2580BD-2 Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Also listed under
Svensk filmindustri, film production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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