I'm writing this review solely to warn you, so you don't have to waste hours and hours of your life.
Despite being the most expensive Swedish movie (or TV series) made up until 1971 the end result is really poor; bad and messy scripting, bad and wobly cinematography with way to much zooming in and out, bad and messy editing, bad and inconsistent musical score, not to mention the pacing of the story which is frustratingly slow.
The overall feel of the series is very 1970s-like which is not helping in any way.
While the story behind this series is actually interesting it simply can't make up for this piece of c**p.
The only uplifting thing about this movie (or TV series) is the acting of Claus von Sydow and Liv Ullmann which is quite good. Hence the 2 star rating.
Don't ever watch this. Spend your time on The Little House On The Prairie instead.
Despite being the most expensive Swedish movie (or TV series) made up until 1971 the end result is really poor; bad and messy scripting, bad and wobly cinematography with way to much zooming in and out, bad and messy editing, bad and inconsistent musical score, not to mention the pacing of the story which is frustratingly slow.
The overall feel of the series is very 1970s-like which is not helping in any way.
While the story behind this series is actually interesting it simply can't make up for this piece of c**p.
The only uplifting thing about this movie (or TV series) is the acting of Claus von Sydow and Liv Ullmann which is quite good. Hence the 2 star rating.
Don't ever watch this. Spend your time on The Little House On The Prairie instead.