Pelle the Conqueror (1987) ( Pelle erobreren ) ( Pelle, o Conquistador )

Pelle the Conqueror (1987) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: Pelle erobreren
Alternate Title: Pelle, o Conquistador
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
European Film Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Swedish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
144 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Bille August

Written By:
Martin Andersen Nexø
Bille August

Actors:
Pelle Hvenegaard ..... Pelle
Max von Sydow ..... Lassefar
Erik Paaske ..... Forvalter / Foreman
Björn Granath ..... Erik
Astrid Villaume ..... Fru Kongstrup / Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye ..... Kongstrup
Troels Asmussen ..... Rud
Kristina Törnqvist ..... Anna
Karen Wegener ..... Madam Olsen / Mrs. Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl ..... Jomfru Sine / Miss Sine
Lars Simonsen ..... Niels Køller
Buster Larsen ..... Ole Køller
John Wittig ..... Skolelærer / School teacher
Troels Munk ..... Læge / Doctor
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen ..... Præst / Clergyman

Synopsis:

When his wife dies, Lassefar (Max von Sydow) takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard), from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life. Signing on as laborers at a large farm, father and son undergo numerous trials, including prejudice against immigrants and run-ins with those more powerful than themselves in both the physical and the social sense. Over the course of a year, young Pelle learns what it takes to survive in a harsh and unforgiving world.

Long but rewarding, the Danish-Swedish Pelle the Conqueror is based on the early passages of Martin Andersen Nexoe's four-volume novel. Pelle (Pelle Hvengaard) is the son of a 19th-century Swedish farmer (Max Von Sydow). Seeking escape from their poverty-stricken surroundings, father and son emigrate to Denmark. Upon arrival, however, they are treated like indentured servants, leading to a profound ideological turnaround for the impressionable Pelle. In the original novel, Pelle ended up embracing Communism. Nexo's political overtones are soft-pedalled in the film, which concentrates on the close, indestructable relationship between Pelle and his father. Adapted for the screen by Bille August, Pelle the Conqueror won the 1988 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

The end of the 19th century. A boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm. Among them are Lasse and his son Pelle who move to Denmark to find work. They find employment at a large farm, but are treated as the lowest form of life. Pelle starts to speak Danish but is still harassed as a foreigner. But none of them wants to give up their dream of finding a better life than the life they left in Sweden.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 16 August, 2021.