The emigrants Utvandrarna

DVD - 2016

The first part of 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.

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Subjects
Genres
Feature films
Film adaptations
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection [2016]
Language
Swedish
English
Corporate Author
Svensk filmindustri
Corporate Author
Svensk filmindustri (production company)
Other Authors
Jan Troell, 1931- (screenwriter), Bengt Forslund, 1932- (actor), Max von Sydow, 1929-2020 (-), Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, 1947-, Vilhelm Moberg, 1898-1973
Edition
Director-approved special edition ; DVD edition
Item Description
1.66:1 aspect ratio.
Based on the novel "Utvandrarna" by Vilhelm Moberg.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971; digitally restored by Svensk FIlmindustri in 2004.
Issued as part of a 3-disc set with: The new land (Nybyggarna).
Supplemental disc includes: Introduction by theater and film critic John Simon, recorded for the Criterion Collection in October 2015; film scholar Peter Cowie interviews director, co-writer, cinematographer and editor Jan Troell, recorded for the Criterion Collection at Troell's home in Sweden in March 2015; and a Criterion Collection interview with Liv Ullmann, conducted in New York in October 2015. The disc also includes "To paint with pictures", a 57-minute documentary produced in 2005 by Svensk Filmindustri, detailing the making of The Emigrants and The new land, and includes archival footage as well as interviews with director Jan Troell, producer Bengt Forslund and actors Liv Ullmann and Eddie Axberg.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD.
Production Credits
Cinematography/editing, Jan Troell ; music, Erik Nordgren.
ISBN
9781681431062
  • Disc 1. The emigrants
  • Disc 2. The supplements: The emigrants ; The new land.