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Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
Apr 6, 2017 · Adapted from an eponymous poem by playwright Henrik Ibsen, Terje Vigen tells the story of a man—the titular Terje Vigen (who is played by Sjöström himself)—who, after living a life on the sea, settles down and has a family.
A Man There Was. Directed by Victor Sjöström • 1917 • Sweden. Terje Vigen was living happily on a small Norwegian island with his wife and daughter when the English blockade forces him to leave his home to travel for food.
Jul 11, 2021 · A Man There Was– or Terje Vigen (Victor Sjöström’s character’s name in the film) is the earliest film from the silent Swedish master I could lay my hands on. But at this point, Sjöström (best known as the lead actor in Bergman’s Wild Strawberries (1957) or as the director of The Wind (1928)) had already been directing for ...
Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
Based on an epic poem by Henrik Ibsen, A MAN THERE WAS (Terje Vigen) is commonly cited as the film that launched Sweden's first golden age of filmmaking. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it tells the story of a fisherman so desperate to obtain food for his starving family that he tries to break through a British blockade, only to find himself at ...
