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.
Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske
The Grand Prix Award winner at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, Pelle the Conqueror is about the course each man must steer in following his dreams. Drunken and defiant laborer Lasse Karlsson (a transce...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002
Stats: 115 reviews
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November 18, 2007
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November 16, 2006
Can we ever truly free ourselves from the shite of the world? Or is happiness an illusion? Told through life on a pig farm naturally.
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May 21, 2009
want to see this because it won best foreign-language film at the oscars and at the golden globes, and was nominated for best foreign film by NBR
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December 13, 2008
This film possesses a very rare sort of intelligence. One which gives it the power to create deeply touching moments and those of extreme tension (sometimes with the aid of fairly self-aware keep-em-guessing type of trickery) yet, all the while, the film never put its soul in jeo...( read more)
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May 23, 2008
the story of a father and son who arrive in denmark,the promise land in those days, for them. seeking a new life and adventure..it turns out to be a real struggle. As time goes by the father starts to age, the son dreams of leaving to seek out the world..moving story well worth a...( read more)
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January 17, 2008
A beautiful tale of a Father and Son. Danish filmmaker, Bille August, creates both an intimate and emotionally epic film with heartfelt and profound wisdom. The depth of emotion puts Hollywood melodramas to shame. Max Von Sydow continues to astonish late into his life.
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