| Description |
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| System Details |
DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Language |
Swedish and German dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Dan Laustsen ; music, Annette Focks ; editors, Kasper Leick, Michael Leszczylowski. |
| Cast |
Helen Sjoholm, Bill Skarsgard, Jan Josef Liefers, Stefan Godicke. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Marianne Fredriksson. |
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DVD release of the 2011 motion picture. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
"In the years leading up to World War II, two families who seemingly could't be more different find that they have more in common than they could have imagined. Simon is a bookish dreamer from a working-class family in rural Sweden; Isak is the son of wealthy Jewish immigrants fleeing religious persecution in Berlin. While Simon yearns for the music, literature and art that are part of Isak's daily life, Isak finds comfort and security in Simon's more rustic existence. When Isak's family needs to find refuge from the anti-Semitism building in Sweden, the two families slowly merge, connecting in unexpected ways that threaten to both bring them closer together, and tear them apart. Suspenseful, moving and inspiring" -- Container. |
| Subject |
Boys -- Sweden -- Drama.
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Immigrants -- Drama -- Jews.
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Families -- Sweden -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Sweden -- Drama.
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Foreign films -- Sweden.
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Motion pictures, Swedish.
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Ohlin, Lisa, film director.
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Blok, Marnie, screenwriter.
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Sjöholm, Helen, actor.
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Skarsgård, Bill, actor.
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Liefers, Jan Josef, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fredriksson, Marianne.
Simon och ekarna.
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| Added Title |
Simon & the oaks |
| Note |
Original title: Simon och ekarna |
| Standard No. |
014381000641 |
| Music No. |
FRC00064DVD Image Entertainment |
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