The Emigrants

1971, 151m, 35mm, Sweden

Showtimes & Tickets

Screened May 20–June 1, 2017

Part of the program

The King and Queen of Swedish cinema, Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann, star as a farming couple who abandon their Scandinavian homestead in pursuit of more fertile soil in Minnesota. A moving, stately portrayal of their arduous journey and its aftermath, The Emigrants garnered Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture in consecutive years.

In Swedish with English subtitles

Please note: The print we will be screening is a faded copy from the original U.S. release.

A film by Jan Troell