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	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Pelle The Conqueror (xhtml)
		"Pelle the Conqueror," which won the Grand Prix at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, was adapted by Bille August, whose previous film, "Twist and Shout," was about teenagers coming of age in the 1960s.
		Pelle is the first to meet the woman, whose husband has been missing for years and is presumed dead.
		It is Pelle, not Lasse, who is really at the center of the movie, which begins when he follows his father's dream, and ends as he realizes he must follow his own.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19890303/REVIEWS/903030307/1023 (843 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Pelle the Conqueror > Printer Friendly
		The father, Lasse Karlsson (Max von Sidow), tells his son Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard) of the wonders of the new land ahead of them: jobs aplenty, enough to eat, and (best of all) wages that are so high that kids can play all day instead of laboring alongside their parents.
		The film focuses on Pelle's undaunted spirit; he refuses to be crushed by his environment, and though he experiences setbacks, disappointments, and tragedies, he remains capable of friendship, love, and a dream of a better life.
		Pelle the Conqueror shows the harsh life and senseless tragedies of their lives, but ultimately it's not a depressing movie at all.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/print.php?ID=2206 (762 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror, Vol. 4
		Pelle still had no doubt that he was chosen to accomplish something for the masses, but it had become of such secondary importance when he recollected that he had neglected his share of that which was the duty of every one.
		Pelle suffered under this impalpable distrust, which classed him with the “new fathers” of certain children; and he had a feeling that was at the same time painful and ridiculous, that he was on trial.
		Pelle had been prepared to some extent to go into this by himself, and was glad to meet with a desire for development in her too.
	www.pos1.info /7/7pel4.htm (23396 words)

	EI > DVD > Pelle The Conqueror (1988)
		Pelle travels to Denmark with his father Lasse (Max Von Sydow) to seek a better life after the death of his mother.
		Pelle and his father endure the cruelties thrown their way because of their alien status and their lowly station in life.
		Pelle's father dies to him when Pelle realizes that his dad is old, tired and scared.
	www.einsiders.com /reviews/dvd/pelletheconqueror.php (804 words)

	Movie Review - Pelle the Conqueror - eFilmCritic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard, ironic, isn’t it?), and his father Lasse (Von Sydow), are traveling along with a bunch of other Swedish emigrants at the end of the 19th century towards Denmark, looking for work and a better future.
		Pelle and Lasse are hounded by the Farm Manager (Erik Paaske) and the Trainee (Morten Jorgensen), and Pelle is also hounded by the kids in school, even though he starts learning Danish.
		Pelle Hvenegaard is also great here, and he pulls of a role that is pretty much the focus of the entire movie.
	efilmcritic.com /hbs.cgi?movie=6047 (752 words)

	Film as Art: Danél Griffin's Guide to Cinema
		As Lasse, Pelle, and the dozens of other workers continue to be mistreated by both their supervisors and terrible weather, just about every moment in the story can easily be predicted, cobbled together from bits and pieces of well-established movie clichés.
		Pelle is, of course, an outcast who gets picked on at school by bullies who seem to possess no other motivation except realizing that they are bullies in a movie.
		Pelle the Conqueror is a film in which we allow ourselves to be enchanted by flawless performers and the personalities that they create.
	uashome.alaska.edu /~jndfg20/website/Pelle.htm (777 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror, Complete
		Pelle was perfectly well aware that even the poorest boys there always wore their best clothes, and ate bread-and-dripping with sugar on it as often as they liked.
		Pelle had promised himself much from this couple of hours that were to be entirely his own, as his father had given him a holiday until the time came for the midday work.
		Pelle picked his way across the upper part of the yard to the big dog-kennel, which could be turned on a pivot according to the direction of the wind.
	www.pos1.info /7/7pel5.htm (22691 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Pelle the Conqueror at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pelle The Conqueror was adapted from the first volume of a four part novel by Martin Andersen Nexo set between 1906 and 1910.
		Lasse and Pelle are last to be chosen because, as they are told, Lasse “is too old and the boy’s too young.” They climb aboard a cart belonging to Mr.
		Pelle remains the center of the story throughout and all of the subplots are seen from his vantage point and related to his coming-of-age.
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	Pelle The Conqueror
		At the farm Pelle befriends a boy his age - a deformed boy who is the bastard son of Kornstrup.
		Pelle also befriends Erik (Bjorn Granath), a 30-ish man with two years left of service on the farm before he earns his freedom and the money for his passage to America, and the worlds beyond he intends to conquer.
		August has the good sense to bring no attention to his style, and to allow the substance of the human drama to carry the 2 1/2 hours of its running time - the camera moves only when necessary, and the staging and editing are pure classic film grammar.
	www.dvdcorner.net /html/pelle.html (695 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle Erobreren) (1987)
		It is the end of the 19th century, and Pelle (Pelle Hvengaard) and his father, Lasse Karlsson (Max Von Sydow), flee the harshness of life in their homeland of Sweden, huddling in an overcrowded boat bound for the easy life they are convinced they'll find on the Danish island of Bornholm.
		But Lasse is too old, and Pelle is too young, and they are the last standing, lonely, cold and desperate, until a gruff farm foreman collects them and takes them to the farm of his master, Kongstrup (Axel Strøbye).
		One by one, the dreams, fantasies and beliefs that had sustained Lasse and Pelle on their journey unravel, and, as the father loses his heroic status in his son's eyes, Pelle embarks on the agonising path to premature adulthood.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=3882 (1233 words)

	Pelle Eroebreren (1987) (aka Pelle the Conqueror) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pelle the Conqueror revolves around Lasse Karlssom (Max von Sydow) and his son Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard) as they struggle to survive in Denmark after having emigrated from Sweden.
		This change of location is prompted by the earlier death of Pelle's mother together with the belief that life will be sweeter elsewhere, a motif echoed by the desire to drink coffee in bed on a Sunday morning.
		The characters on the farm are completely plausible, each separate incident molding Pelle's upbringing, from the sudden emasculation of the farm- owner to the doomed romance of one of the local girls.
	www.film.u-net.com /Movies/Reviews/Pelle_The_Conqueror.html (208 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror is an exceptional portrayal of his early years
		Pelle the Conqueror is an exceptional portrayal of his early years
		In addition, Pelle's mother has recently died, and Lasse is looking for a place to settle down in his old age.
		Because Lasse's "too old and the boy's too young," in the words of a local farmer, Lasse and and Pelle are among the last to be hired.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V109/N6/pelle.06a.html (916 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Pelle the Conqueror (1989)
		Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard) is traveling to Denmark - a land of hope and economic promise for struggling Swedish immigrants in the 19th century.
		Pelle's eyes are filled with happiness and optimism, and it appears things will turn around for them.
		Although Pelle is the focus of the story, numerous smaller stories retained my interest and helped to warrant the extensive running time.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=1187 (1272 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror. - movie reviews National Review - Find Articles
		Pelle, a boy of 11 or so, and his aging father, Lasse Karlsson, a widower, are emigrants from Sweden to Denmark, where, to believe Lasse's tales, a boy's life is all play, bread is buttered, and a man like Lasse might even get Sunday breakfast in bed.
		Ever more dejectedly-and touchingly -he keeps telling Pelle they must not accept the first offer that comes along as the chaos around them thins out and the square is finally empty except for the hunched figure of Pelle, in long shot and silhouette, seated on a suitcase, around him a sunny cityscape and harbor view.
		He and Pelle are driven to Stone Farm by the martinet-like Manager, there to work for the owner, Kongstrup, a notorious womanizer, and his wretched, loving wife whom he has driven to drink.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n8_v41/ai_7562287 (807 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror on DVD - MovieWeb
		PELLE THE CONQUEROR is based on the first of the four volumes of Martin Andersen Nexo’s epic novel.
		Pelle admires Eric, an older immigrant who is not cowed by the farm manager and who dreams of going to America.
		It is his face that August focuses on, his mind that is forming right onscreen, as Pelle observes and reacts and learns and, then, moves on alone.
	movieweb.com /dvd/dvd.php?013131126693 (297 words)

	Amazon.com: Pelle the Conqueror: DVD: Pelle Hvenegaard,Max von Sydow,Erik Paaske,Björn Granath,Astrid Villaume,Axel ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pelle the Conqueror is an utterly flawless film with regards to acting, cinematography, score, storytelling, etc. It won Best Foreign Film honors at the Academy Awards and was even nominated for Best Picture.
		Pelle Hvenegaard as Pelle, Max von Sydow as Lassefar, Erik Paaske as Forvalter/Foreman, Björn Granath as Erik, Astrid Villaume as Fru Kongstrup/Mrs.
		Olsen, Sofie Gråbøl as Jomfru Sine/Miss Sine, Lars Simonsen as Niels Køller, Pelle Hvenegaard as Pelle, Max von Sydow as Lassefar, Erik Paaske as Forvalter/Foreman, Björn Granath as Erik, Astrid Villaume as Fru Kongstrup/Mrs.
	www.amazon.com /Pelle-Conqueror-Hvenegaard/dp/B00004Y6B5 (1610 words)

	channel4.com/film - Pelle The Conqueror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pelle The Conqueror (Pelle Erobreren) can't be accused of romanticising poverty or seeing the past through rose-tinted lenses.
		This vision of an isolated coastal farm in late-19th century Denmark is dirty, ugly, cold, damp, cruel and determinedly unappealing.
		The only work he can find is as a labourer on a grim farm where he and Pelle are bullied by the sadistic foreman (Paaske) and his trainee (Jørgenson).
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=106998 (229 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Pelle the Conqueror : Plot
		Pelle (Pelle Hvengaard) is the son of a 19th-century Swedish farmer (
		Nexo's political overtones are soft-pedalled in the film, which concentrates on the close, indestructable relationship between Pelle and his father.
		Adapted for the screen by Bille August, Pelle the Conqueror won the 1988 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/26648/plot.jhtml (169 words)

	Variety.com - Reviews - Pelle Erobreren
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		Pelle the Conqueror is a feature film of epic proportions and a relentlessly unsentimental look at life among the haves and, primarily, the have-nots on a big turn-of-the-century farm.
		Film is a record of what happened when Lasse, an elderly and widowed farmer (Max von Sydow), and his young son Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard) join a boatload of immigrants to escape from impoverished rural Sweden to the Land Of Plenty of their dreams, Denmark's Baltic island of Bornholm.
	www.variety.com /review/VE1117793925?categoryid=31&cs=1 (376 words)

	‘Pelle the Conqueror’ (NR)
		In Bille August's "Pelle the Conqueror," Max von Sydow is so astoundingly evocative that he makes your bones ache.
		The sight of Lasse's impotence marks a turning point for Pelle; the father seems to shrink before him, to become even older, and the pain of seeing him diminished is even greater than that of the whip.
		But Pelle's dreams are grander -- he wants to conquer the world, which within the context of the movie means leaving his father and going to America.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/pelletheconquerornrhinson_a0c67a.htm (693 words)

	CVMC: Pelle the Conqueror (1988)
		A Swedish father and his son (Pelle Hvenegaard), roughly twelve years of age, set sail for Denmark with the hope for a better life.
		The final act follows Pelle's dad as he courts an older widow with the hope to find love and a better life for him and his boy.
		Max von Sydow, starring as Pelle's father, claimed this was his favorite role and does a wonderful job as a caring but cowardly old man. Directed by Bille August; based on Martin Anderson Nexo's novel.
	www.cvmc.net /movie.jsp?movie_id=2301 (234 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror (1987) - Review By DAILY-REVIEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		All of the sudden, mysteries are solved, annoying tics are traced genealogically, and you see an entire raising and rearing in the blink of an eye or turn of phrase.
		Lasse, played by Max Von Sydow, one of the great actors in movies, is tall and imposing but also a bit of a wimp, and the foremen on the dock refuse to hire him on account of his being too old, and because his son is too young.
		The film itself is presented in its proper aspect ratio, but Anchor Bay’s typically indifferent DVD compression work allows for hideous digital artifacts to have free reign over the movie’s beautiful imagery.
	www.daily-reviews.com /p/jcpelle.htm (544 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror
		Well Pelle the Conqueror would not exactly be my idea of a spectacular film but it certainly isn't boring, so rest assured those fearful of foreign films.
		His wife has died and in his advanced age he has to look after his prepubescent son: Pelle, while at the same time struggling to cope with the fact that his age and lack of education disqualify him from many of the jobs he came in search of.
		Pelle the Conqueror'' - Alden Oct 20, 2005 Friends of the Helena Township Library film: ''Pelle the Conqueror'' - a Danish film set at the end of the 19th century when a boat filled with Swedish...
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	Videodetective.com - PELLE THE CONQUEROR TRAILER PAGE
		Long but rewarding, the Danish-Swedish Pelle the Conqueror is based on the early passages of Martin Andersen Nexoe''s four-volume novel.
		Pelle (Pelle Hvengaard) is the son of a 19th-century Swedish farmer (Max Von Sydow).
		Nexo''s political overtones are soft-pedalled in the film, which concentrates on the close, indestructable relationship between Pelle and his father.
	videodetective.com /home.asp?PublishedID=2866 (186 words)

	Amazon.ca: Pelle the Conqueror: Books: Martin Andersen Nexo,Martin Andersen Nex,Jessie Muir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		When he was eight, the family moved to the town of Nexo on the island of Bornholm, whose name he adopted in 1894 as his own.
		His breakthrough work, the Danish classic Pelle the Conqueror, appeared between 1906 (Part I) and 1910 (Part IV).
		He is no sentimentalist, and so rich is his imagination that he passes on rapidly from one scene to the next, sketching often in a few pages what another novelist would be content to work out into long chapters or whole volumes.
	www.amazon.ca /Pelle-Conqueror-Martin-Andersen-Nexo/dp/159569028X (450 words)

	Amazon.com: Pelle the Conqueror: Video: Pelle Hvenegaard,Max von Sydow,Erik Paaske,Björn Granath,Astrid Villaume,Axel ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		You know, when my family and I first came to America in 1991, one of our new friends, himself a "new American" told us one thing that I always remember, "No matter what, every immigrant is going to eat a lot of dirt, some - more, some- less".
		Lasse meets a nice local woman whose husband has been lost at sea and wants to marry her but the husband returns...
		In the end, Pelle has realized that the farm is no place for him, and I want to know what happens to him and to his father next - but there is no sequel for this involving, moving, and simply magnificent movie yet.
	www.amazon.com /Pelle-Conqueror-Hvenegaard/dp/630192827X (1597 words)

	Pelle the Conqueror Video for sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Comments: PELLE THE CONQUEROR is based on the first of the four volumes of Martin Andersen Nexo’s epic novel.
		PELLE THE CONQUEROR was the fourth film on which director Bille August and writer Bjarne Reuter collaborated.
		Max von Sydow received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for his fine performance as Lasse, but PELLE THE CONQUEROR is not his film--instead it belongs to the remarkable 12-year-old, Pelle Hvenegaard, who plays Pelle himself.
	www.1stvideo.com /data/ID/1016108/TAN/1/releasechoice.html (605 words)

	BoyActors : Pelle the Conqueror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Among them are Lasse and his son Pelle who moves to Denmark to find work.
		Pelle starts to talk Danish but is still harassed as a foreigner.
		I learned in reveiw that when boy actor Pelle Hvenegaard was born his mother name him Pelle bcause she like this story in book very much.
	www.boyacts.com /cgi-bin/movie.cgi?ref=529 (306 words)

	AllRefer.com - Martin Andersen NexO (Scandinavian Literature, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Born one of 11 children in a Copenhagen slum, he spent his impoverished childhood largely on the island of Bornholm.
		His famous proletarian novels Pelle the Conqueror (4 vol., 1906–10; tr.
		1930 and 1989) and Ditte, Daughter of Mankind (5 vol., 1917–21; tr., in 1 vol., 1931) relate the struggles of the poor, focusing attention on conditions of poverty in Denmark; Pelle, a popular motion picture made in the late 1980s, was based on the first part of the novel.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/Nexo-Mar.html (276 words)

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