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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Sweet land / a LaSalle Holland production in association with 120 dB Films, Liebermania and Channel Z Films ; producers, Jim Bigham, Alan Cumming, Ali Selim ; written and directed by Ali Selim.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Inge is a feisty German mail-order bride who has come to Minnesota to marry Olaf, a young Norwegian immigrant farmer of few words. But in a post-WWI, anti-German climate, the local minister openly forbids the marriage. Inge and Olaf fall in love despite the town's disapproval. But when the town banker attempts to foreclose on the farm of his friend Frandsen, Olaf takes a stand--Container.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG; for brief partial nudity and mild language.

Subjects:

Mail order brides -- Minnesota -- Drama.

Farmers -- Minnesota -- Drama.

Norwegians -- Minnesota -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Romance fiction.

Other Author:

Selim, Ali.

Bigham, Jim.

Cumming, Alan, 1965-

Reaser, Elizabeth, 1975-

Guinee, Tim.

Smith, Lois, 1930-

Beatty, Ned.

Kingston, Alex.

Heard, John, 1946-2017.

Sand, Paul, 1935-

Gilroy, Tom.

Markell, Jodie, 1959-

Heusinger, Patrick.

Tumblety, David.

Orton, Mark.

Weaver, Will. Gravestone made of wheat.

LaSalle Holland (Firm)

Beautiful Motion Pictures (Firm)

120dB Films (Firm)

Liebermania (Firm)

Channel Z Films (Firm)

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.

Other Title:

Sweet land (Motion picture)

Notes:

Dual layer.

Inspired by the short story "A gravestone made of wheat" by Will Weaver.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.

Special features: Commentary by cast and crew ; 'Sweet Land : a labor of love story' featurette ; Theatrical trailer.

Casting directors, Joan Lynn, Lynn Blumenthal ; sound designer, Randy Bobo ; costume designer, Eden Miller ; composer, Mark Orton ; production designer, James R. Bakkom ; cinematographer, David Tumblety ; editor, James Stanger ; composer, Mark Orton ; executive producers, Gary S. Kohler, Stephen Hays ; co-producers, Gil Bellows, Thomas Pope, David Dancyger ; executive producers, Thomas F. Lieberman, Terrance W. Moore, Edward J. Driscoll ; co-producer, Robin Selim ; executive producers, Gill Holland, Lillian LaSalle.

Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Lois Smith, Ned Beatty, Alan Cumming, Alex Kingston, John Heard, Paul Sand, Tom Gilroy, Jodie Markell, Patrick Heusinger.

DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.

For private home use only.

English dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

LCCN:

2011603035

ISBN:

6311132826

9786311132821

Publisher Number:

2244974

Other Number:

122353921

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

1039257

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Sweet la