The new land
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German title | The new land |
Original title | Nybyggarna |
Country of production | Sweden |
original language | Swedish |
Publishing year | 1972 |
length | 160 (TV version 204) minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Jan Troell |
script | Bengt Forslund Jan Troell |
production | Bengt Forslund |
music |
Bengt Ernryd Georg Oddner |
camera | Jan Troell |
cut | Jan Troell |
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The new land (original title: Nybyggarna ) is a Swedish adventure epic, in which the experiences of the Swedish emigrant families described in the film Emigrants are continued based on the stories of Vilhelm Moberg . The film, directed by Jan Troell , was also shown in a longer, two-part television version and performed under the title Die Neubürger .
action
For history see emigrants . After arriving in New York, Karl-Oskar and Kristina make their way to Minnesota, where they settle. The new beginning in the foreign country was not easy; the seasons are more pronounced than in the old homeland. But the new residents are gradually being rewarded for their hard work and enjoying a higher standard of living than in Sweden. However, during the Sioux uprising , the Sioux Indians turn against the white settlers. Karl-Oskar's family survives all dangers. His brother Robert decides to try his luck in California. Although he did not get there, his boss, who was dying of yellow fever, gave him a mine that was taken from him by a fellow countryman who had also immigrated. Back at Karl-Oskar's, Robert dies of an illness caught on his journey. Kristina, who has never said goodbye to Sweden inwardly, has a few more children; eventually, against the advice of her doctor, she becomes pregnant again. She dies in childbirth. The children grow up and take over the farm; Karl-Oskar is getting old and lonely. He spends his last days dreaming of his youth in old Europe.
criticism
"Artistically even more intensive and lasting than the first part," found the lexicon of international film . Hans C. Blumenberg writes in his detailed review in Die Zeit : “Where Bergman tends to wrest an extremely artistic virtuosity from his actors, Jan Troell, who is anything but a trainer, remains open to small, apparently fleeting inventions, tenderness and Expressing curiosity. ” Hellmuth Karasek wrote in the Spiegel :“ Troell's film, which is not afraid to allow its story to stand still, repetition, relapse (the lives of immigrants were not designed by tabloid authors), makes one thing very clear: sympathy arises not by adding pity or hatred as a default, but by objectifying contradictions, inconsistencies, strengths and weaknesses ”.
Remarks
The new country was nominated for best foreign language film at the 1973 Academy Awards. Together with the first part, it received the Golden Globe Award in 1973.
Web links
- The new land in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The film at the Nordic Film Days Lübeck