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Summary:

One of Bo Widerberg's most explicitly political works imbues the true story of a 1931 labor strike with a powerful contemporary resonance. In the industrial district of Ådalen, in the north of Sweden, a peaceful demonstration takes a tragic turn, leading to a historical general strike. Amid these events, the teenage Kjell experiences sacrifice and strife, love and loss, and the consequences of this shocking violence. Working once again with Elvira Madigan cinematographer Jörgen Persson, who captures shimmering, light-filled images in graceful widescreen, Widerberg entwines a stirring portrait of resistance with an intimate coming-of-age journey for a vision of history that feels vibrantly, urgently alive.

Contributors:

Widerberg, Bo, 1930-1997 , screenwriter, film director, editor of moving image work

Schildt, Peter, 1951- , actor

Tidelius, Kerstin , actor

Hedlund, Roland, 1933-2019 , actor

Björk, Anita , actor

Bergström, Olof, 1919-1984 , actor

Bergström, Jonas, 1946- , actor

Persson, Jörgen, 1936- , director of photography

Oberg, Björn, 1945-1975 , sound designer

Persson, Tommy, 1947- , sound designer

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

Swedish
English

Language Notes:

Swedish dialogue; English subtitles.

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1189

Bo Widerberg's new Swedish cinema; Blu-ray 4

Subjects:

Teenage boys — Sweden — Drama

Strikes and lockouts — Sweden — Ådalen — Drama

Families — Sweden — Drama

Sweden — Economic conditions — 1918-1945 — Drama

1918-1945

Strikes and lockouts

Families

Economic conditions

Teenage boys

Sweden — Ådalen

Sweden

Genres:

Motion pictures

Historical films

Social problem films

Coming-of-age films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; LPCM monaural.

Performers:

Cast: Peter Schildt, Kerstin Tidelius, Roland Hedlund, Marie De Geer, Anita Björk, Olof Bergström, Jonas Bergström.

Production Credits:

Screenwriter, director, Bo Widerberg; director of photography, Jörgen Persson; sound, Björn Oberg, Tommy Persson.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Title from screen; statement of responsibility, crew and cast listing from publisher.
4K restoration from the original camera negative done in 2020 by the Svensk filminstutet.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Features: Bo Widerberg and Hjalmar Mäström (a press conference that aired on the television program Aktuelit in 1968, in which labor union chairman Hjalmar Mäström remembers the demonstrations during the 1931 Ådalen riots, and Bo Widerberg discusses his desire to make a film about the tragic events).

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (114 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; LPCM; sound

Film Characteristics:

2.39:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

ADA 1969 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886070538 (boxed set)

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515286213 (boxed set)
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3478BD (boxed set)
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3478BD-4 (disc label)

OCLC Numbers:

1393187538