The arduous journey towards the American dream
The year is 1849. Karl-Oskar and Kristina are going through hard times and the future offers little hope. When fate deals them another heavy blow, they decide to try their luck overseas and like many other Scandinavians at that time, they take their children and set out on the long and dangerous journey across the Atlantic to America. They settle down in Minnesota, yet even there, their hardships are far from over…
We invite you to the Swedish historical drama as part of the cycle #ReadNordicFilm.
THE EMIGRANTS (Utvandrarna, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, New Zealand, 2021, 148 min)
Director: Erik Poppe
Writers: Anna Bache-Wiig, Siv Rajendram Eliassen
Stars:Lisa Carlehed, Gustaf Skarsgård, Tove Lo, Kerstin Linden, Sofia Helin, Rasmus Lindgren, Fredrik Høyer, Lena Strömdahl and others
In original sound with Czech and English subtitles in Prague and Czech subtitles in Brno.
The film on IMDb.
DATES AND LOCATIONS OF SCREENINGS:
3. 3. 19:00 PRAGUE, Edison Filmhub (Jeruzalémská 1321/2)
– introduction by Martin Severýn
– Czech and English subtitles
– entrance fee: 186 CZK; online at edisonfilmhub.cz
3. 3. 20:00 BRNO, Art Cinema (Cihlářská 19)
– introduction by Martin Čekan
– Czech subtitles
– entrance fee: 140 CZK (120 CZK for Scandinavian House members); online at kinoart.cz
#ReadNordicFilm
Book adaptations and biographies of literary figures are very popular among Scandinavian filmmakers. A new series shows, among other things, how filmmakers approach these challenges. Screenings take place roughly every other month at the Edison Filmhub in Prague and several times a year also at the Art Cinema (Kino Art) in Brno, or in a virtual cinema. Through lecturers’ introductions, we present not only the film itself and its authors, but also the related book titles and place them in the context of Nordic literature and national cinema. In addition to highlighting books available in Czech, we also introduce the public to works that have not (yet) been translated.
The screening is organised by Scandinavian house in collaboration with Edison Filmhub Cinema and Art Cinema, distribution company Film Europe and with the financial support of the Czech Ministry of Culture and Prague City Hall.
