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Bride of Glomdal (1926)

Bride of Glomdal poster
Original title
Glomdalsbruden
Directed by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Genre
drama film, silent film, romance film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is forced into a marriage with a wealthy older man. She longs to be with the man she truly loves. The film follows their struggle against family and social pressures.

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What happens

The Bride of Glomdal (Norwegian: Glomdalsbruden) is a 1926 film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on the stories "Glomdalsbruden" and "Eline Vangen" by Jacob Breda Bull. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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