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A S2L6 020912 Swpod101
A S2L6 020912 Swpod101
CONTENTS
2 Swedish
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Cultural Insight
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SWEDISH
1. Utvandrarna
3. De får svåra problem med vädret och sina grödor. Familjen är så hungrig att parets
äldsta barn stjäl mat som inte är säker att ätas och dör följaktligen. Detta leder till att
familjen beslutar sig för att tillsammans med andra bondefamiljer att emigrera till USA.
4. Mycket av filmen fokuserar på båtresan till USA, som alla ser som ett "förlovat land" där
de kan tjäna sitt uppehälle. Inte alla som stiger på skeppet kommer att stiga av det igen.
Filmen visar det hårda livet och döden på den 10-veckor långa resan som de resande
hoppas kommer att ta dem till ett bättre ställe. Filmen följer sedan resans andra del, som
tar dem från Atlantkusten till den delen av USA som kallas Minnesota.
ENGLISH
1. The Emigrants
2. The Emigrants is a Swedish movie about a group of Swedes who emigrate to Minnesota
some time around the mid-1950s. Jan Troell directed the film, which came out in 1971
and is based on two novels by Vilhelm Moberg. The novels were the first in the
Emigrants Suite series. Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow led the cast, which also
included Monica Zetterlund, Allan Edwall, and Eddie Axberg and re-appeared the
following year in the sequel The New Land.
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4. Much of the film focuses on the journey by ship to get to the U.S., which all imagine as a
"promised land" where they can prosper. Not everyone who steps onto the ship will step
off it again. The film first shows the hardships and deaths of a 10-week voyage that the
characters hope will lead them to a better place. It then depicts the second leg of their
journey, which takes them from the Atlantic to the part of the U.S. now known as
Minnesota.
VOCABULARY
SAMPLE SENTENCES
"The decision to emigrate to another "Don't let the situation grow dire before
country is a very difficult one." you seek help."
Alla filmer förtjänar inte en uppföljare. Det äldsta barnet är traditionellt den
som ärver familjeföretaget.
"Not every movie deserves a sequel."
"The eldest child is traditionally the one
who inherits the family business."
CULTURAL INSIGHT
The Emigrants was very well received, with most critics heaping praise on the cast, especially