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From the eyes of a Kristina.

We follow her journey, to become a strong independent women.

A beutiful story, which touched us all, one way or the other.

Beutiful scenes, high class.

Excellent music.

I have recently seen the original films with Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow, and now this one from 2021. And I have read the many negative reviews here.

I disagree with much of the negativity written here and elsewhere about this remake. Yes, it lacks Liv and Max, but Gustav Skarsgård and Sofia Helin make an honorable effort to show life in the Swedish countryside and what drove people to flee for a better life.

What the film suffers most from (and as most negative reviews point out) is that here are two major film works from 71/73 compressed into a new film. Then a lot is lost. Among other things, supporting roles we got to know in the original, as well as more about the pressures the couple faced when they arrived in their new homeland.

Considering that this is a remake, I think the film still manages to convey the message in a good way. And I think the actors manage and manage to convince me at least of how this life must have been. Besides, surely part of the point of the remake line is to show something in a new way? And not copy what already exists?

The story i way to complicated to cover in just over two hours. The story feels rushed and there is no time to build up the characters. Poppe has lade a lot of changes from the books for the worse. The actors for Karl-Oskar and kristina doesn't have any chemistry, it doesn't feel like the love story of the books at all.

Don't waste your time, read the books or watch the old films in stead.

Poppe did catch the feeling and the essence from Vilhem Mobergs books with telling the story with his own words, the great author would have been proud.

Just go see it, no need to read the books before.

This version of the classic story centers on the wife, rather than the husband, and it works very well. You get a real feel for the scariness and loneliness of being the first homesteader in an area. You also get a strong feel for the contradictions of a tight-knit faith community: its enforced conformity versus the sense of belonging.

I was surprised by the many negative reviews of this movie on IMDB. My only criticism was that the actor playing the husband was completely uncharismatic.

Good movie, recommended.