Liv Ullmann received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in this epic film, the first in a diptych by Oscar-nominated director Jan Troell. Based on the novel of the same name by Vilhelm Moberg, The Emigrants stars Ullmann opposite fellow screen legend Max von Sydow as a couple from Southern Sweden with their sights set on crossing the Atlantic to a betterlife in the American Midwest. Troell’s sensitive depiction of the ruggedness of 19th-century rural Småland, combined with Ullmann and von Sydow’s soulful performances, make The Emigrants a powerful testament to the human spirit.

Director: Jan Troell. Cast: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Svenolof Bern. 1971. 191 min. Sweden. Color. Swedish. DCP.

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