The Juniper Tree [Blu-ray]

Director: Nietzchka Keene Nietzchka Keene

Overview

This stark black-and-white drama explores the vast territory of interpersonal pain in an unrelenting manner. It is a retelling of one of the stories from the "Grimm's Fairytales" about two sisters who have survived after their mother was burned as a witch. Told in a rigorous and challenging manner, the story focuses on the two sisters after their escape. The eldest sister has married a widowed man with a young son. The younger sister is a teenager and lives in the new household. The challenge of winning over her hostile young stepson eventually proves too much for the elder sister, and since the younger sister has been warning the boy that her sister is "a witch," it stands to reason that the whole situation quickly becomes very difficult indeed. Reviewers felt that this bleak story held rewards for the patient viewer because of the careful craftsmanship of the film though they warned that most casual viewers would find it immensely unappealing.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/10/2019
UPC:	0663390003299
Original Release:	1990
Source:	Arbelos Films
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W]
Language:	English
Time:	1:19:00
Sales rank:	29,187

Special Features

New 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative; 3 newly remastered short films by Nietzchka Keene; New video interview with Cinematographer Randy Sellars; Archival video interview with Nietzchka Keene; Outtakes from The Juniper Tree; U.S. Theatrical Trailer; New essays by Angeline Gragasin, Patrick Moyroud, and Amy Sloper

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Björk	Margit
Bryndis Petra Bragadottir	Katla
Gudrún Gísladóttir	Mother

Technical Credits

Nietzchka Keene

Director