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Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror) (1988)

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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

PG-13, 2 hr. 40 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Aug 6, 2002

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Von Sydow was better in Strange Brew, but still rather sweet.

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Pelle The Conqueror was another good movie I have seen during this week. Eventough it was 2.30 hours long it was a beautiful journey of a father Lasse played by Max Von Sydow, and his son, Pelle,after they moved from Sweden to have a better life in Denmark.But what they have found was a brutal and hard life.Working

March 31, 2009
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an older man and his young son emigrate to Denmark in search of a better life, but find the grass was not as green as they dreamed it would be.

November 18, 2007

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