
Sweet Land
- [Man] That's too heavy for traveling.
- [Woman Speaking Norwegian]
- Do you speak any English?
- English?
[Woman #2 Moaning]
- [Man #2] What's the matter with you?
- [Man] Come on. Over here.
Ja. Ja. Olaf, come on.
[Man Speaking Norwegian]
- [Man #2] I thought she understood.
- [Man #1] Nice day though.
[Woman Speaking Norwegian]
[Man]
Those fancy shoes are not for traveling.
Be happy. Uh
Olaf, how do you
- Lykkelig.
- "Lykkelig" is happy?
- Yeah.
- I thought "glede" was happy.
No. That's more like "delighted."
[Clock Ticking]
[Grunting]
Lykkelig.
[Mutters]
- [Woman #2 Mutters]
- [Man] Ja. Ja.
- [Car Stops]
- [Whimpering]
[Labored Breathing]
- [Woman] "Ducky"?
- [Ducks Squawking]
[Exhales]
- [Breathing Stops]
- Grandma?
[Shudders]
Inge.
[Crying]
[Rain Falling]
[Woman]
I'm sorry for your loss, Lars.
I can pay you 2.2 million...
and put up 1,200 homes on this land.
It's what your grandparents would want.
[Banging]
- Lars!
- Dad told me to bike over
and wait for the contract guys.
I didn't want to wake you.
[Stomping]
- Frozen.
- [Chuckles]
- Come in.
- Nah, nah, I don't want to take my boots off.
[Man On Radio] Hanoi's Vietnam News
Agency said a protest message about it...
has been sent to the International
Control Commission for Vietnam.
[Banging]
The president has been resting up after
Tomorrow, he and Mrs. Johnson begin their
official two-day visit in Bangkok itself.
[Man Continues, Indistinct]
You're up.
[Groans]
Olaf Torvik was a caring, giving man...
and I know we'll always remember him.
- He came from Norway in 19
- Very peaceful.
- 1910?
- It has lovely sunlight.
And homesteaded his farm
the next year.
He cleared the land
with the resolution...
- Welcome, everyone.
- of a pioneer.
[Chattering]
A true settler in the best sense
of the word...
creating civilization
out of the wilderness.
- [Man #2] Inge?
- Most of all, we remember his great love for Inge...
- Did you make this pie?
- his wife of 48 years.
No, this is not mine.
You know that pie?
Olaf died, Frandsen.
You remember?
[Shudders]
Mom, Palmquists are coming to pick up
the casket for the burial tomorrow.
- Now?
- Yeah.
Where does he stay for the night?
I suppose down at the
[Sighs]
I don't know what they do, Mom.
He belongs here with me.
Well, that doesn't make any sense.
I can't stay here.
We've got the chores
I don't need you to stay.
He belongs here though.
Lars?
- [Sighs]
- What's filling your head?
Ah.
[Sighs]
What?
I'm not sure what to do.
Lars.
Get yourself and Frandsen a piece of pie.
It's you?
Why are "lykkelig"...
and "glede" different?
Different kinds of happy.
It's really good.
[Inge]
Different kinds ofhappy.
[Train Rumbling]
[Brakes Squeaking]
[Train Stops]
[Chickens Clucking]
[Chattering]
[Grunting]
[Chattering Continues]
"I... could...
eat... a horse."
"I could...
eat a horse."
"I could eat a horse."
"A horse."
"I could eat a horse."
[Speaking Norwegian]
[Norwegian]
But English now.
- [Norwegian]
- [Norwegian]
Oh.
[Norwegian Continues]
No English, me.
English?
"Dear Elsa"?
"Dear Elsa"? Else?
- ElseJorgensdatter.
- ElseJorgensdatter.
Inge. Inge Altenberg.
Altenberg?
[Norwegian]
[Norwegian]
[Men Chattering]
- Here.
- Great.
Just sign this. There.
Immigration?
Do you have farms in the area?
Hello.
Ah.
[Chuckles]
Do you know about our organization?
Well, you should.
'Cause it's in your best interest.
We are suffragists.
- Immigration? [Norwegian]
- Suffragists.
- Suffragists.
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