‘The Promised Land’ Review: Coaxing Crops From a Wild Land

‘The Promised Land’ Review: Coaxing Crops From a Wild Land

The Danish drama “The Promised Land” takes its old-fashioned remit with enjoyable seriousness. Set in the mid-18th century, it is a classic tale of haves and have-nots filled with gristle and grit, limitless horizons, scenes of suffering, reversals of fortune and cathartic recognition. It has sweep, romance, violence and spectacle, but what makes it finally … Read more