Sweet land : a love story
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Reaser, Elizabeth, 1975- Actor
Guinee, Tim. Actor
Smith, Lois, 1930- Actor
Beatty, Ned. Actor
Cumming, Alan, 1965- Actor
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Available from another library
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Haltom City Public Library - DVDDVD SWE WideOn Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
DVD-Video discs -- Spanish subtitles.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Mail order brides -- Minnesota -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Minnesota -- Drama.
Melodrama.
Norwegians -- Minnesota -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
UPC
024543449744

Notes

General Note
Inspired by the short story "A gravestone made of wheat" by Will Weaver.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
General Note
Special features: Commentary by cast and crew ; 'Sweet Land : a labor of love story' featurette ; Theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, David Tumblety ; editor, James Stanger ; composer, Mark Orton ; costume designer, Eden Miller ; production deisgner, James R. Bakkom.
Participants/Performers
Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Lois Smith, Ned Beatty, Alan Cumming, Alex Kingston, John Heard, Paul Sand, Tom Gilroy, Jodie Markell, Patrick Heusinger.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated PG; for brief partial nudity and mild language.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
Language
English language soundtrack; English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Reaser, E., Guinee, T., Smith, L., Beatty, N., Cumming, A., Kingston, A., Heard, J., Sand, P., Markell, J., Heusinger, P., Bigham, J., & Selim, A. (2007). Sweet land: a love story (Widescreen version.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Elizabeth Reaser et al.. 2007. Sweet Land: A Love Story. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Elizabeth Reaser et al.. Sweet Land: A Love Story Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Reaser, E., Guinee, T., Smith, L., Beatty, N., Cumming, A., Kingston, A. and Heard, J. et al (2007). Sweet land: a love story. Widescreen version. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Reaser, Elizabeth, et al. Sweet Land: A Love Story Widescreen version., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

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