Singoalla (1949)

Directed by

Christian-Jaque

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

France, Sweden

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

15

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Romani woman and a nobleman fall in love in medieval Sweden. Their relationship faces opposition from their communities and the conflicts around them.

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What happens

Singoalla is a 1949 Swedish–French film directed by Christian-Jaque, starring Viveca Lindfors and Alf Kjellin. It is based on the romantic novel Singoalla by Viktor Rydberg, which in turn is based on a medieval legend of the love between a Romani woman and a nobleman. It was produced in three language versions: Swedish, French, and English. The Swedish and French versions were entitled Singoalla. The English version had three titles: Gypsy Fury (USA), The Wind is My Lover (UK), and The Mask and the Sword (UK). The Swedish and English versions starred Alf Kjellin as the nobleman, but the French version starred Michel Auclair. All three versions were edited separately – even the scoring is slightly different. The Swedish and French versions of the film run over 100 minutes; the English version runs for only 63 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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