Memorable quotes for
Sweet Land (2005) More at IMDbPro »

Brownie: You hungry? hungry?
[rubs stomach]
Inge: I could eat a horse.
Brownie: Well we could find dat.
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Clerk of Court: The judge says we have to be careful about this sort of thing.
Young Olaf: What sort of ting?
Clerk of Court: German nationals... German nationals engage in prostitution, they encourage polygamy, they harbor dangerous political convictions. Are you aware of the Espionage Act of 1916?
Young Olaf: You tink she's a spy?
Clerk of Court: Well, I'll tell you what's in her favor. She's not Chinese.
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Postal Clerk: No foreign language letters leave the country.
Young Olaf: Why?
Postal Clerk: We're at war, with Germany.
Young Olaf: So they keep telling me. I tought ve von.
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Inge: Dreams? Yes, you have?
Young Olaf: I have work, I don't have dreams.
Inge: [pushes him in a rage] Crows have dreams!
Young Olaf: [correcting her] "Ducks".
Inge: ...pheasants, all have dreams. But not you!
Young Olaf: Ducks don't have dreams. They get cold, they fly south.
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Harmo: I can help you out.
Young Olaf: With our mortgage?
Harmo: Sure.
Young Olaf: Banking and farming don't mix.
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Old Inge: [reading] A thing of beauty is a joy forever, it's loveliness increases. It will never pass into nothingness. But still we'll keep the power quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
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Old Inge: Olaf died, Frandsen.
Old Frandsen: [considering for a moment] No. Olaf is in the fields.
Old Inge: [slowly glancing out the window and remembering]
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[last lines]
Mae Torvik: Why did Gramma Inge die?
Einar Torvik: It happens that way...
Mae Torvik: [picking a clod of grass] Hey look, it looks like art.
Donna Torvik: Yeah, it does.
Mae Torvik: What if I don't remember her?
Einar Torvik: I have a photograph...
[migrating ducks pass over head]
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