Taglines: En film av Sven Nykvist.
Oxen
The Ox movie storyline. In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master’s ox and feeds it to his wife and baby daughter. No-one suspects anything until the meat is finished and Helge tries to sell the hide at a local market. He is spotted by the local vicar and, wracked with guilt, confesses. The vicar assures him that if he gives himself up, he’ll be treated leniently, but Helge’s sentence is far harsher than anyone predicted.
The Ox (Swedish: Oxen) is a 1991 Swedish drama film directed by Sven Nykvist. He wrote the script with Lasse Summanen. Starring are Max von Sydow, Ewa Fröling, Stellan Skarsgård, Erland Josephson, Liv Ullmann, Björn Granath, Björn Gustafson, Helge Jordal and Agneta Prytz.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Sven Nykvist was nominated for the Best Cinematography award at the 27th Guldbagge Awards.
The Ox – Oxen (1992)
Directed by: Sven Nykvist
Starring: Max von Sydow, Ewa Fröling, Stellan Skarsgård, Erland Josephson, Liv Ullmann, Björn Granath, Björn Gustafson, Helge Jordal, Agneta Prytz
Screenplay by: Sven Nykvist, Lasse Summanen
Production Design by: Peter Høimark
Cinematography by: Sven Nykvist
Film Editing by: Lasse Summanen
Costume Design by: Inger Pehrsson
Set Decoration by: Magnus Magnusson
Music by: Lubos Fiser
Distributed by: Castle Hill Productions
Release Date: August 21, 1992
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