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Mail order brides/kidnapped brides ..... Jan 19, 2019 16:26:44 GMT spiderwort and jeffersoncody like this

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Post by mikef6 on Jan 19, 2019 16:26:44 GMT

Jan 19, 2019 15:48:01 GMT spiderwort said:

Jan 18, 2019 4:42:41 GMT mikef6 said:

Sweet Land (2005, directed by Ali Salim). In a small Minnesota town shortly after the end of WWI, a mail-order bride arrives to marry Olaf, a Norwegian immigrant dairy farmer in a community of the same. When it is discovered she is German, anti-German sentiment from the war turns the people against the new couple. This was an indie film with a limited release but “Sweet Land” tells a sweet story. Well worth your while.

This is one of my favorite films. It's a real beauty with so many wonderful performances and so much humanity. It's based upon Will Weaver's short story, "A Gravestone Made of Wheat," the title of his volume of short stories about that time and place. It's as beautiful as the film, if anyone's interested in reading it.

All the cast is great, but I particularly love Elizabeth Reaser as Inge, the young bride, and Lois Smith as Inge in her later years.

SWEET LAND (2005)

I am glad to hear from you about this wonderful film. I had discussed it with jeffersoncody on another occasion (My Lovely Wife's paternal grandparents had been Norwegian immigrants who farmed in Wisconsin. Her father, like Olaf, would not buy a farm or car or tractor without being able to pay in full. No mortgage.). I'm happy to find someone else whose opinion I respect who has seen and appreciated this fine film.