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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Bille August |
| Stars: |
Max Von Sydow |
| Actors: |
Erik Paaske |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Classic · Drama · Swedish |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
026359021039 |
| Release Date: |
1988 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 18min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Swedish |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 18min
Release Company: Anchor Bay Entertainment (January 16, 2001)
UPC: 013131126693 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 18min
Release Company: Anchor Bay Entertainment (January 16, 2001)
UPC: 013131130836 |
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Professional Reviews
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(08/01/1988, p.5-8, Mary Corliss): "...PELLE finds small epiphanies for almost every character in its large cast..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
PELLE THE CONQUEROR is based on the first of the four volumes of Martin Andersen Nexo's epic novel. Talented Danish director Bille August focuses on Pelle when he and Lasse find work at Stone Farm. After being humiliated by the farm's young trainee manager, Pelle is disappointed when Lasse does not stand up for him. Pelle admires Eric, an older immigrant who is not cowed by the farm manager and who dreams of going to America. He watches as an affair develops between Anna, an immigrant worker, and Nils, son of a local dignitary, and sees the affair's tragic outcome. Pelle's friend Rud fails his school exams, then runs away. Through Pelle, Mrs. Olsen, whose sailor husband is lost at sea, becomes interested in Lasse. Pelle observes the drinking of Mrs. Kongstrup, wife of the farm's owner, and the philandering of her husband. He sees Mrs. Kongstrup's niece, the lovely Sine, arrive and witnesses the disastrous consequences of her visit. At the center of these events is the striking young Pelle Hvenegaard. It ... |
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