Jan Troell Archives - The Mookse and the Gripes

Jan Troell: The Emigrants / The New Land

February 9, 2016 by Trevor Berrett

After years and years of being relatively unavailable, Jan Troell’s two-film epic about a Swedish family’s painful journey, starring Max Von Sydow and Liv Ullmann, is finally available for home video in the United States. Trevor reviews the new Criterion Collection edition of The Emigrants and The New Land. Read the full post.

Jan Troell: Here Is Your Life

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

This week The Criterion Collection returns to 1960s Swedish cinema by releasing Jan Troell’s debut feature, Here Is Your Life, a beautifully shot and constructed three-hour bildungsroman. Trevor reviews the film and the Blu-ray release. Read the full post.