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Katinka (1988)

Katinka poster
Original title
Ved Vejen
Directed by
Max von Sydow
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
7
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely young woman in a small Danish town is trapped in a loveless marriage with an indifferent stationmaster. She develops a quiet, unspoken bond with a traveling doctor that brings both hope and sorrow.

melancholicslow-burnintimaterestrainedlyricalbittersweetpoignantobservational

What happens

Katinka (Danish: Ved vejen, Swedish: Vid vägen) is a 1988 Danish-Swedish drama film directed by Max von Sydow and starring Tammi Øst. Based on Herman Bang's novel Ved Vejen (1886) which is included in the Danish Culture Canon, it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. At the 24th Guldbagge Awards it won the award for Best Film and Von Sydow won the award for Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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