IMDb RATING
8.0/10
5.3K
YOUR RATING
A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 1 nomination total
Karin Nordström
- Judit, hans hustru
- (as Karin Nordström-Järegård)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie and its prequel The Emigrants (1971) were Oscar nominated on the same year (1972), though in different categories. This is the first and only occurrence of such an event.
- GoofsIn one of the first scenes, when Karl Oskar is taking the family to the new settlement, the boom mic is visible in the upper left corner for the entire shot.
- Quotes
Petrus Olausson: In Sweden I was fined 200 Riksdaler for reading the Bible in my own house. Sweden is ruined by wicked powers. Every night I thank God in my prayers for my new homeland.
- Alternate versionsThe USA television version, called "The Emigrant Saga" consists of this film plus its prequel, The Emigrants (1971), joined and re-edited together in chronological order and dubbed in English.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stjärnbilder (1996)
Featured review
On disc at last--Blu-Ray available!
In 2016 after years of waiting, Criterion Collection has released this two-part epic in Blu-Ray and standard DVD. For fullest effect, the two segments should be played as in the original, theatrical release: "The Emigrants" entirely in Swedish (with English subtitles), "The New Land" in English. It is in itself quite an achievement that the cast of both is virtually identical yet are competent in the new and old languages. Scandinavian immigrants to the Minnesota Territory in the 1850's--before the US Civil War-- found conditions both familiar and alien. The cold climate was like their native land but the soil of the New World was more fertile and not so stony. It was a place of open spaces and vast pine forests, few towns and no cities to compare with Stockholm or Oslo.
In the story, friendships are tested, some broken over issues of religion. Family life isn't always smooth or predictable. There are generational conflicts. Historical events are alluded to such as the Civil War or depicted, if briefly, like the 1862 uprising of the Eastern Sioux, starving on their Minnesota reservation, with deadly attacks on surrounding settlements until put down by the US Army. Yet the Indian side of the conflict is given play, also, with the emigrants coming to understand that The New Land had belonged to others before them.
In the story, friendships are tested, some broken over issues of religion. Family life isn't always smooth or predictable. There are generational conflicts. Historical events are alluded to such as the Civil War or depicted, if briefly, like the 1862 uprising of the Eastern Sioux, starving on their Minnesota reservation, with deadly attacks on surrounding settlements until put down by the US Army. Yet the Indian side of the conflict is given play, also, with the emigrants coming to understand that The New Land had belonged to others before them.
helpful•71
- nungman36
- Sep 3, 2017
- How long is The New Land?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content