Elvira Madigan (1967)

Directed by

Bo Widerberg

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Danish circus performer and a Swedish nobleman fall in love and run away together. Their affair leads them to flee society and face harsh consequences.

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What happens

Elvira Madigan is a 1967 Swedish romantic drama film directed by Bo Widerberg and starring Pia Degermark and Thommy Berggren. It is based on the tragedy of the Danish slackrope dancer Hedvig Jensen, working under the stage name of Elvira Madigan at her stepfather's travelling circus, and her romance with Swedish nobleman lieutenant Sixten Sparre. The film was released in Sweden on 24 April 1967. In the United States, the film premiered on 30 October 1967. The film was Widerberg's first to have commercial success overseas. At that year's Cannes Film Festival, Degermark won the award for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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