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The Ox (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: Oxen
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1991 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Sven Nykvist

Written By:
Sven Nykvist
Lasse Summanen

Actors:
Stellan Skarsgard ..... Helge Roos
Ewa Fröling ..... Elfrida Roos
Erland Josephson ..... Sigvard Silver
Max von Sydow ..... Vicar
Liv Ullmann ..... Maria Gustavsson
Björn Granath ..... Flyckt
Björn Gustafson ..... Officer in command
Lennart Hjulström ..... Svenning Gustavsson
Helge Jordal ..... Navvy
Agneta Prytz ..... Old Woman
Rikard Wolff ..... Johannes

Synopsis:

In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox and feeds it to his wife and baby daughter. No-one suspects anything until the meat is finished and Helge tries to sell the hide at a local market. He is spotted by the local vicar and, wracked with guilt, confesses. The vicar assures him that if he gives himself up, he'll be treated leniently, but Helge's sentence is far harsher than anyone predicted...

Sven Nykvist, Ingmar Bergman's cinematographer, uses his knowledge of ambiance to create and sustain mood in this simple tale. Based on a true incident, this is the story of a tenant farmer who slaughters his landlord's ox to feed his family during the 1860 famine in rural Sweden. Quickly suspect because of his obvious feelings of guilt, the man is sent to jail for six years. When he returns he discovers that his wife has survived without him by doing things that he cannot forgive.

Helge Roos kills his master's ox and feeds it to his wife and baby daughter.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 February, 2015.

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