Elckerlyc (1975)

Original title

Elckerlijc

Directed by

Jos Stelling

Genre

drama film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A criminal falls in love with a girl in medieval times. The story is loosely based on a 15th-century morality play.

medievalromanticfatalisticslow-pacedatmosphericmoralisticpoeticstark

What happens

Elckerlyc is a 1975 Dutch drama film directed by Jos Stelling and starring George Bruens. It is also known as Elckerlijc and Elkerlyc. It tells the story of a criminal who falls in love with a girl in medieval times. The film is loosely based on the 15th-century morality play with the same title. Like in Stellings's previous film, Mariken van Nieumeghen, most of the actors are non-professionals. The film was released in Dutch cinemas on 18 December 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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