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The Resource Sweet land, LaSalleHolland Productions in association with Beautiful Motion Pictures ; produced by James Bigham, Alan Cumming ; written and directed by Ali Selim

Sweet land, LaSalleHolland Productions in association with Beautiful Motion Pictures ; produced by James Bigham, Alan Cumming ; written and directed by Ali Selim

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Contributor
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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (111 min.)
Note
  • Based on the short story "A gravestone made of wheat" by Will Weaver
  • Special features: commentary by cast and crew; Sweet land: a labor of love story featurette
Instance
Label
Sweet land
Title
Sweet land
Statement of responsibility
LaSalleHolland Productions in association with Beautiful Motion Pictures ; produced by James Bigham, Alan Cumming ; written and directed by Ali Selim
Title variation
Sweetland
Contributor
Actor
Director
Producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, David Tumblety ; editor, James Stanger ; music, Thomas Lieberman, Mark Orton
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG; for brief partial nudity and mild language
Language note
English dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed captioned
PerformerNote
Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Lois Smith, Ned Beatty, Alan Cumming, Alex Kingston, John Heard, Paul Sand, Jodie Markell, Patrick Heusinger
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1975-
  • 1930-
  • 1965-
  • 1946-2017
  • 1935-
  • 1959-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Reaser, Elizabeth
  • Guinee, Tim.
  • Smith, Lois
  • Beatty, Ned
  • Cumming, Alan
  • Kingston, Alex.
  • Heard, John
  • Sand, Paul
  • Markell, Jodie
  • Heusinger, Patrick.
  • Bigham, James.
  • Selim, Ali.
  • LaSalleHolland Productions
  • Beautiful Motion Pictures
Runtime
111
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mail order brides
  • Norwegians
  • Man-woman relationships
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Sweet land, LaSalleHolland Productions in association with Beautiful Motion Pictures ; produced by James Bigham, Alan Cumming ; written and directed by Ali Selim
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the short story "A gravestone made of wheat" by Will Weaver
  • Special features: commentary by cast and crew; Sweet land: a labor of love story featurette
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (111 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543449744
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
2244974
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn122353921
  • (Sirsi) o122353921
  • (OCoLC)122353921
System details
DVD, dual layer format; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Sweet land, LaSalleHolland Productions in association with Beautiful Motion Pictures ; produced by James Bigham, Alan Cumming ; written and directed by Ali Selim
Publication
Note
  • Based on the short story "A gravestone made of wheat" by Will Weaver
  • Special features: commentary by cast and crew; Sweet land: a labor of love story featurette
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (111 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543449744
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
2244974
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn122353921
  • (Sirsi) o122353921
  • (OCoLC)122353921
System details
DVD, dual layer format; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround
Video recording format
DVD

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