The New Land

The New Land
The New Land

Swedish DVD-cover.
Directed by Jan Troell
Produced by Bengt Forslund
Written by Bengt Forslund
Jan Troell
Starring Max von Sydow,
Liv Ullmann,
Eddie Axberg,
Monica Zetterlund
Distributed by Svensk Filmindustri
Warner Bros. (U.S.)
Release date(s) 26 February 1972 (1972-02-26) (Sweden)
October 26, 1973 (1973-10-26) (US)
Running time 204 min.
Country Sweden
Language Swedish
English

Nybyggarna (English: The New Land) is a 1972 Swedish film written by Bengt Forslund and directed by Jan Troell. It stars Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann and Eddie Axberg.

The film is based on the last two novels of The Emigrants Suite by Vilhelm Moberg: The Settlers and The Last Letter Home. It was adapted to the screen by Bengt Forslund and Jan Troell. It is a sequel to the 1971 film The Emigrants (Swedish: Utvandrarna).

Plot summary

Starting a new life in the New World from almost nothing is not easy. The winters and summers are more extreme than in the Old. The immigrants are rewarded for their hard work and now live a better life than they did in Sweden. Bad times also come, however. The Civil War starts and the Sioux Indians make a bloody uprising against the White settlers. Karl-Oskar's family survives all these. His brother, Robert, decides to seek his fortune in the gold fields of California. He never reaches California, but acquires some fortune from his boss who dies of yellow fever on the way to the gold fields. An immigrant Swede dupes him of this fortune. Robert returns to his brother where he dies from a disease contracted on the trip. Kristina, whose thoughts never leave Sweden, gives birth several more times, finally getting pregnant again, against the advice of her doctor. This last pregnancy kills her. The children grow up and take over the farm. Karl-Oskar becomes old and lonely. He spends his last days dreaming of his youth in Sweden.

External links

v · The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
Novels
Films
The Emigrants • The New Land
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v · d · eFilms directed by Jan Troell
Fiction films

Here's Your Life · Who Saw Him Die? · The Emigrants · The New Land · Zandy's Bride · Bang! · Hurricane · Flight of the Eagle · Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem · Hamsun · As White as in Snow · Everlasting Moments · Truth and Consequence
Documentaries

Land of Dreams · A Frozen Dream · Presence
v · d · eGolden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1965–1989)
Best Foreign Film – Foreign Language
(1965-1972)

Juliet of the Spirits (1965) · A Man and a Woman (1966) · Live for Life (1967) · War and Peace (1968) · Z (1969) · Rider on the Rain (1970) · The Policeman (1971) · The Emigrants (1972) · The New Land (1972)
Best Foreign Film
(1973-1985)

The Pedestrian (1973) · Scenes from a Marriage (1974) · Lies My Father Told Me (1975) · Face to Face (1976) · A Special Day (1977) · Autumn Sonata (1978) · La Cage aux Folles (1979) · Tess (1980) · Chariots of Fire (1981) · Gandhi (1982) · Fanny and Alexander (1983) · A Passage to India (1984) · The Official Story (1985)
Best Foreign Language Film
(1986-present)

The Assault (1986) · My Life as a Dog (1987) · Pelle the Conqueror (1988) · Cinema Paradiso (1989)
Complete List · (1965–1989) · (1990–2009) · (2010–2029)



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