Pelle the Conqueror (UK)

4 / 10
2 votes cast
Rate this item
Inline Image

A film by Bille August
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 150 mins
Retail Price: £17.99
Release Date:

Synopsis:
Winner of the Adademy Award for best Foreign Picture, this epic drama about human resilience stars the hypnotic Max Von Sydow as a poor, but never downtrodden widower who emigrates with his young son, Pelle, from the economically depressed Sweden to Denmark at the turn of the century.

His illusory quest for the good life leads only to a straw bed in the cold barn of a brutally insensitive farmer. The story centres around the close relationship between the father and son as they attempt to live a happy life amid the oppression. As a hopeful Pelle grows older, he wants to see more of the world and sets out on his own, full of questions and a need to know and conquer...

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Photo Library

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

Directed By:
Bille August

Written By:






Starring:
Astrid Villaume
Björn Granath
Erik Paaske
Max Von Sydow
Pelle Hvenegaard

Soundtrack By:
Stefan Nilsson

Director of Photography:
Jörgen Persson

Editor:
Janus Billeskov Jansen

Costume Designer:
Birthe Qualmann
Gitte Kolvig
Kicki Ilander

Production Designer:
Anna Asp

Producer:
Per Holst

Distributor:
Digital Entertainment

Your Opinions and Comments

3 / 10
A good film,but given the title, Pelle could have done a little more conquering! Layer change problems on at least two DVD players, Panasonic RV20 and Philips DVD 711 - Beware, you`ll only get to watch the first half of the film, as these players refused to read the second layer!
posted by johnrm on 21/8/2001 14:53