Jerusalem (1996 film)

1996 Swedish film

Jerusalem

Directed by| Bille August
Written by| Bille August
Based on|

Jerusalem

* Selma Lagerlöf

Starring| Maria Bonnevie
Ulf Friberg
Lena Endre
Pernilla August
Olympia Dukakis
Sven-Bertil Taube
Reine Brynolfsson
Jan Mybrand
Max von Sydow
Viveka Seldahl
Björn Granath
Sven Wollter
Johan Rabaeus
Hans Alfredson
Mona Malm

Release date

* 6 September 1996 (1996-09-06) (Sweden)

Running time

| 168 minutes
Countries| Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Language| Swedish
Box office| $2 million (Sweden)[1]

Jerusalem is a film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 September 1996,[2] directed by Bille August, based on the 1901-1902 two-part novel Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf.[3] The film, also broadcast as a TV-series, was a Scandinavian co-production headed by Svensk Filmindustri. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4][5]

The cast includes Ulf Friberg, Sven-Bertil Taube, Maria Bonnevie, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Reine Brynolfsson, Lena Endre, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Nyqvist, Mona Malm, Sven Wollter, Hans Alfredson, Viveka Seldahl and Johan Rabaeus.

## Plot

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The novel and the film were inspired by real events from the end of the 19th century, a time when many people left Europe to find a better life abroad. The story revolves around a number of struggling families from northern Sweden who share a strong Christian belief in the impending end of the world. After a long journey, these families choose to settle on the outskirts of Jerusalem, where they take up farming and build a new future, waiting for Judgement Day. A series of claimed visions only add to the difficulty of life in their adopted country, and with growing hardship and the loss of family members, some in the group decide to return to Sweden, while others stay.

## Cast

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* Ulf Friberg as Ingmar
* Maria Bonnevie as Gertrud
* Pernilla August as Karin
* Reine Brynolfsson as Tim
* Lena Endre as Barbro
* Jan Mybrand as Gabriel
* Sven-Bertil Taube as Helgum
* Björn Granath as Storm
* Viveka Seldahl as Stina
* Mona Malm as Eva Gunnarsdotter
* Hans Alfredson as Mats Hök
* Max von Sydow as Vicar
* Olympia Dukakis as Mrs. Gordon
* Annika Borg as Gunhild
* Johan Rabaeus as Eljas
* Sven Wollter as Stor-Ingmar
* Mats Dahlbäck as Hans Berger
* Anders Nyström as Sven Persson
* Claes Esphagen as Forrester
* Fredrik Ohlsson as Lawyer
* John Gunnarson as Jesus
* Torsten Sjöholm as Gunnar Höök
* Michael Nyqvist as Carpenter 1
* Lasse Almebäck - Carpenter 2
* André Beinö as childhood Ingmar (credited as André Beijnö)
* Stina Wargert - Gertrud as child
* Sydnee Blake - American woman
* Mel Cobb - American man
* Nils Eklund - Innkeeper
* Lars Engström - Doctor
* Rolf Jenner - Big man 1
* Christer Flodin \- Big man 2
* Viktor Friberg - Saw worker
* Douglas Johansson as Lars Tipers
* Katherine Kjellgren - American girl
* Jan Sjödin - Gabriel's father
* Eva Stellby - Gabriel's mother
* Stina von Sydow as Servant girl
* Cilla Thorell - Russian girl
* Amanda Steen - Greta
* Tindra Laurén - Greta as a little girl
* Galina Pavlovna Soboleva - Russian woman
* Valeri Dmitrievitj-Lisenkov - Russian man 1
* Pavel Oetrovitj-Ostroukhouv - Russian man 2

## Reception

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### Box office

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The film was one of the most popular Swedish films of the year with a gross in excess of $2.3 million.[1]

### Critical response

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Jerusalem has an approval rating of 80% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10.[6]

### Awards and nominations

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Lena Endre won the Swedish Guldbagge Award as Best Supporting Actress, and the film was nominated in several other categories.[citation needed]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ a b "Swedish Film Top Five '96". Screen International. 7 February 1996. p. 26.
2. ^ "Jerusalem" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 6 September 1996. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
3. ^ James Verniere (28 March 1997). "Movie review; 'Jerusalem': Dry as dust". Boston Herald. p. s.05. Retrieved 1 December 2011.[dead link]
4. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
5. ^ "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
6. ^ "Jerusalem (1996)". Rotten Tomatoes.

## External links

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* Jerusalem at IMDb
* Jerusalem at the Swedish Film Institute Database

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Films directed by Bille August

* In My Life (1978)
* Zappa (1983)
* Buster's World (1984)
* Twist and Shout (1984)
* Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
* The Best Intentions (1992)
* The House of the Spirits (1993)
* Jerusalem (1996)
* Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
* Les Misérables (1998)
* A Song for Martin (2001)
* Return to Sender (2004)
* Goodbye Bafana (2007)
* The Passion of Marie (2012)
* Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
* Silent Heart (2014)
* The Chinese Widow (2017)
* 55 Steps (2017)
* A Fortunate Man (2018)
* The Pact (2021)
* The Kiss (2022)
* Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)

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Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1956–1975|

* The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)
* The Seventh Seal (1957)
* The Magician (1958)
* No Award (1959)
* The Virgin Spring (1960)
* Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
* The Mistress (1962)
* The Silence (1963)
* Raven's End (1964)
* Dear John (1965)
* Persona (1966)
* Here Is Your Life (1967)
* Shame (1968)
* Ådalen 31 (1969)
* A Swedish Love Story (1970)
* The Emigrants (1971)
* The New Land (1972)
* No Award (1973)
* No Award (1974)
* No Award (1975)

1976–2000|

* City of My Dreams (1976)
* The Man on the Roof (1977)
* No Award (1978)
* A Respectable Life (1979)
* Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1980)
* Children's Island (1981)
* Flight of the Eagle (1982)
* Fanny and Alexander (1983)
* Åke and His World (1984)
* Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1985)
* The Sacrifice (1986)
* Hip hip hurra! (1987)
* No Award (1988)
* The Women on the Roof (1989)
* Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990)
* The Ox (1991)
* House of Angels (1992)
* The Slingshot (1993)
* The Last Dance (1994)
* All Things Fair (1995)
* Jerusalem (1996)
* Tic Tac (1997)
* Show Me Love (1998)
* Under the Sun (1999)
* Songs from the Second Floor (2000)

2001–present|

* Jalla! Jalla! (2001)
* Lilya 4-ever (2002)
* Evil (2003)
* As It Is in Heaven (2004)
* Zozo (2005)
* Falkenberg Farewell (2006)
* You, the Living (2007)
* Everlasting Moments (2008)
* Involuntary (2009)
* Simple Simon (2010)
* Beyond (2011)
* The Hypnotist (2012)
* Eat Sleep Die (2013)
* Force Majeure (2014)
* A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2015)
* A Man Called Ove (2016)
* The Square (2017)
* Border (2018)
* And Then We Danced (2019)
* Charter (2020)
* Tigers (2021)
* Boy from Heaven (2022)
* Opponent (2023)
* The Last Journey (2024)

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