The end of the 19th century. A boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm. Among them are Lasse and his son Pelle who move to Denmark to find work. They find employment at a large farm, but are treated as the lowest form of life.
"Pelle the Conqueror" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1988; it was submitted to the Academy by the Danish government, giving Denmark its second consecutive win after "Babette's Feast". Max von Sydow was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, but lost to Dustin Hoffman for "Rain Man".
First of all, well done Denmark on the back-to-back wins. Few people discuss the "Danish film industry", but it appears that at least for a few years it was going strong. (I suppose people tend to include it as a broader category, the Scandinavian film industry.) Max von Sydow is one of my favorite actors and he deserves all the nominations and awards he can get. I can accept him losing to Dustin Hoffman, though. "Rain Man" is not just a great film with a great role, but unlike most Oscar movies has become part of our popular culture.
"Pelle the Conqueror" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1988; it was submitted to the Academy by the Danish government, giving Denmark its second consecutive win after "Babette's Feast". Max von Sydow was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, but lost to Dustin Hoffman for "Rain Man".
First of all, well done Denmark on the back-to-back wins. Few people discuss the "Danish film industry", but it appears that at least for a few years it was going strong. (I suppose people tend to include it as a broader category, the Scandinavian film industry.) Max von Sydow is one of my favorite actors and he deserves all the nominations and awards he can get. I can accept him losing to Dustin Hoffman, though. "Rain Man" is not just a great film with a great role, but unlike most Oscar movies has become part of our popular culture.