This is not a husband’s movie (read: action), or a kid’s movie (read: animation), although some of each would certainly enjoy it. At its heart, Sweet<\/i> Land<\/i> is a genuine woman’s movie, and a farmgirl’s movie at that.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Some of you may have seen this quiet, unsung gem (it was released in 2007 with plenty of critical acclaim, but not a lot of promotion). Those of you who haven’t are in for a treat. The story is simple, rooted in the American aftermath of World War II, but based on a short story by Will Weaver<\/a>.<\/p>\n What counts most in this movie is its engaging cast of characters \u2026<\/p>\n A gutsy German mail-order bride named Inge lands on the vast plains of Minnesota, where she is to marry Olaf, a young Norwegian immigrant farmer of few words. Forging a marriage under these conditions would have been challenging enough, but the task becomes even more complicated when the local minister forbids the marriage on the basis of Inge’s nationality (anti-German sentiment was still raging in the wake of the war), and the town banker is determined to foreclose on a neighboring friend’s farm.<\/p>\n I won’t say more, lest I give too much away, but I will tell you that friendship, happiness, laughter, and love are as plentiful as wheat in the fields. And the lovely Elizabeth Reaser’s portrayal of Inge adds sass and spice to a seemingly bleak northern town populated by tight-laced settlers.<\/p>\n Here’s the Sweet Land<\/i> movie trailer for a sneak peek:<\/p>\n![\"sweet-land\"](\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sweet-land.jpg\")
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