a younger Max Von Sydow, was the male lead in the movie about Swedish immigrants in Minnesota, titled "The Emigrants" Trail with femle lead Liv Ullman.
Karl Oskar and Kristina.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1About the four book series, including The Emigrants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emigrants_(novel_series)The author
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilhelm_Moberghttp://archive.northwoodsandwaters.org/story/the-carl-and-lena-kajsa-linn-house-a-k-a-the-karl-oskar-house/Lena Kasja is Moberg's sinspiration for his lead female, Kristina.
In real life, Lena Kasja was the older, 1/2 sister of my great grandmother.
Lena Kasja had traveled from Sweden to Minnesota, per the book, with her husband Karl Oscar
My greatgrandmoother and a sister, came years later. Lena Kasja's mother had died young. So her father, Jonas Petersson Falk, remairried, had to more daughters, and came to America to be with his older children.
Author Vilhem Moberg came to America in 1948, inspired that he and many Swedes, had relatives in the Minnesota region. Moberg, already a successful Swedish author, wanted to tell their story.
He lived in the Chisage Lakes area, riding his bicycle around. He came to be well known, for his presence, and interviewing people about the stories.
Later in Moberg's life, he lived in Carmel California and Laguna Beach, where he continued writing.
Still later he returned to Sweden where he drowned possibly suicide.
He was a notable voice against Nazism, the USSR, etc.
