Overpowering tale of a Swedish boy and his widower father who serve landowners in late 19th-century Denmark. Compassionate saga of human spirit contains numerous memorable sequences. Hvenegaard is wonderful as young Pelle, but von Sydow delivers what is probably his finest performance as a sympathetic weakling. American distributors foolishly trimmed the film by some 20 minutes (140 minute version). From the novel by Martin Anderson Nexo. In Swedish with English subtitles.
Newspaper article from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers; 1/1/2001; Edelman, Rob ; 1461+ words...Film, and Palme d'or, Cannes Festival, for Pelle erobreren, 1987; Palme d'or, Cannes Festival...The World of Buster ) (for television) 1987 Pelle erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror ) (+ co-sc) 1992 Den goda viljan (The Best...
Newspaper article from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers; 1/1/2001; Edelman, Rob ; 2419+ words...Festival Best Actor, Robert Festival Best Actor, for Pelle the Conqueror, 1987; Best Direction Guldbagge Award, for Katinka...Life ; This Is Your Life ) (Troell) (as Smalands-Pelle) 1967 Svarta palmkroner (The Black Palm Trees...