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starring: Maria Bonnevie, Ulf Friberg, Pernilla August, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taubedirected by: Bille August
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781572522718
Format: Color, Dolby, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1572522712
Label: Fox Lorber
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Release Date: June 29, 1999
Running Time: 168 minutes
Sales Rank: 11732
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: March 07, 1997
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Description:
A family stands divided in this epic tale set at the turn of the century when a charismatic preacher promises salvation to those who follow him to the Holy Land. Based on the novel by Nobel Prize winning author Selma Lagerlöf.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Opulent, thoughtful film
Selma Lagerlöf, the first female Nobel prize winner in literature, is known in Sweden for her extraordinary storytelling gifts. Her novel Jerusalem uses as its historical background the Pietist movement of the early 19th century. This movement can be seen as the beginning of the breakdown of the state church system in Sweden, for it allowed for the possibility that the common man (not woman at this time) could be filled with divine wisdom and vision -- that this was no longer the provenance of clergymen ... Read More
Rating:  - Slow in getting started and never really gains focus.
After viewing this video I was very disappointed. The story was very slow in developing and never really did capture my interests. I was hoping this film would focus more on the story of the Overcomers and the dictatorial rule of Mrs. Spafford, instead it was a love story. It was much like Titantic in that the love story was in foreground and the ship was in the background. Jerusalem was much the same, with a love story in the foreground and the Overcomers and Mother Spafford in the background. If you ... Read More
Rating:  - Jerusalem (1996, Swedish with English sub-titles) Insightful
This movie has the aura of an Ingmar Bergman production, with a series of twists and turns in the plot - along with thought-provoking motifs reminiscent of an ancient Greek tragedy. Is there any coincidence that the protagonist's name happens to be Ingmar Ingmarsson? It is based on a novel by Selma Lagelof, and portrays Swedish village life around the turn of the 20th century.
Christian viewers of this movie will likely be interested in the themes of: mainline versus apocalyptic-sectarian faith, ... Read More
Rating: - Slow getting started...should have ended sooner!!!
This film didn't stimulate any thought at all. Dull from the beginning to the end. This is the first Swedish film I've seen and will probably be the last.
Rating:  - Lacks Substance
I watched this film hoping the true story of the Overcomers would be told. I was very disappointed. If you are viewing this film to learn more about this particular cult you will not find information here. The story itself is very slow to develop, and resembles Titantic to the same degree the Titantic was really about a fictional love story, as opposed to the sinking of vast vessel.
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