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from the issue of January 11, 2007
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'Sweet Land' director offers Jan. 13 movie talk
Director Ali Selim will discuss his film, "Sweet Land," following a 12:05 p.m. Jan. 13 screening at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
The Movie Talk discussion, presented by the Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. Admission to the talk is free, however admission to the film screening is at regular Ross prices. The topic of the talk is immigration, the subject of "Sweet Land."
Following the 2004 death of his grandmother Inge, Lars Torvik is faced with a decision - sell the family farm on which Inge lived since 1920, or cling to the legacy of the land. Seeking advice, he turns to the memory of Inge and the stories she passed on to him.
Inge arrives in Minnesota in 1920 to marry a young Norwegian farmer named Olaf but her German heritage and lack of official immigration papers makes her an object of suspicion in the small town, and she and Olaf are forbidden to marry. Alone and adrift, Inge goes to live with the family of Olaf's friend and neighbor Frandsen and his wife Brownie, where she learns the English language, American ways and a hard-won independence.
Inge and Olaf slowly come to know each other, and against the backdrop of endless farmland they fall in love. Still unable to marry, they live together openly, despite the scorn of the neighbors and the disapproval of the local minister. But when his friend Frandsen's farm is threatened by foreclosure, Olaf takes a stand, and the community unites around the young couple, finally accepting Inge as one of their own.
"Sweet Land" is based on Will Weaver's short story "A Gravestone Made of Wheat" and shot on location in southern Minnesota.
"Sweet Land" (rated PG) is showing at the Ross through Jan. 18. Additional show times are available online at www.theross.org or by calling 472-5353.
Also showing @ The Ross
"Shut Up and Sing" (through Jan. 18)
A documentary following the country and western group the Dixie Chicks after lead singer Natalie Maines made anti-George Bush remarks during a 2003 concert in London. By Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple.
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'Sweet Land' director offers Jan. 13 movie talk
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