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Based on a series of semi-autobiographical novels by Nobel Prize winner Eyvind Johnson, it follows a working-class boy's development, from naive teenager to intellectually curious young adult, from logger to movie projectionist to politically engaged man of the people, all set against the backd...

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Other Authors:	Troell, Jan, 1931- (Screenwriter, director of photography,), Forslund, Bengt, 1932- (Screenwriter, Production manager, interviewee (expression)), Axberg, Eddie (Actor, interviewee (expression)), Brost, Gudrun, 1910-1993 (Actor), Akselson, Ulla, 1924-2007 (Actor), Wahlström, Bo (Actor), Axberg, Rick (Actor), Löwenadler, Holger, 1904-1977 (Actor), Edwall, Allan, 1924-1997 (Actor), Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020 (Actor), Palme, Ulf, 1920-1993 (Actor), Björnstrand, Gunnar, 1909-1986 (Actor), Stade, Signe, 1944- (Actor), Törnblom, Stig, 1944-2001 (Actor), Fridell, Åke, 1919-1985 (Actor), Sjöblom, Ulla, 1927-1989 (Actor), Ekerot, Bengt (Actor), Oscarsson, Per, 1927-2010 (Actor), Nordgren, Erik (composer (expression)), Nylén, Knut (Costume designer), Johnson, Eyvind, 1900-1976, Cowie, Peter (interviewee (expression))
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Swedish
Language Notes:	Swedish dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Edition:	Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 766.
Subjects:	Young men > Sweden > Drama. Rural youth > Sweden > Drama. Johnson, Eyvind, > 1900-1976. Rural youth. Young men. Sweden. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Swedish. Coming-of-age films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.

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Summary:	Based on a series of semi-autobiographical novels by Nobel Prize winner Eyvind Johnson, it follows a working-class boy's development, from naive teenager to intellectually curious young adult, from logger to movie projectionist to politically engaged man of the people, all set against the backdrop of a slowly industrializing rural landscape. With its mix of modernist visual ingenuity and elegantly structured storytelling.
Item Description:	Based on a series of stories by Eyvind Johnson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1966; restored in 2009. Widescreen (1.66:1) Special features: New 2K digital restoration; new introduction by filmmaker Mike Leigh; Jan Troell and Peter Cowie (new conversation between director Jan Troell and film historian Peter Cowie); Eddie Axberg (new interview with actor Eddie Axberg); Bengt Forslund (new interview with producer and screenwriter Bengt Forslund); Uppenhall i Myrlandet = Interlude in Marshland (a 1965 short film by Troell, starring Max von Sydow); new English subtitle translation. Plus: an essay on container insert "Great Expectations" by film scholar Mark Le Fanu.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (168 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert (16 unnumbered panels : illustrations ; 17 cm)
Format:	Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.66:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Music, Erik Nordgren ; photography, Jan Troell ; editor, Jan troell ; art direction, Rolf Boman ; costume designer, Knut Nylén ; production manager, Bengt Forslund.
ISBN:	1681430177 9781681430171