Pelle the Conqueror

Max Von Sydow gives a mesmerizing performance as Swedish widower Lasse Karlsson, who sets out for a new life with his young son Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard) in rural Denmark in the mid-19th-century, in this winner of the Best Foreign Film Academy Award. As Lasse exhausts himself as a stablekeeper to provide the pair's necessities, Pelle dreams of exploring the world beyond their harsh village. With Erik Paaske, Björn Granath; Bille August directs this adaptation of Martin Andersen Nexø's novel. 150 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Swedish; Subtitles: English; audio commentary. In Swedish with English subtitles.