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Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)

Kristin Lavransdatter poster
Directed by
Liv Ullmann
Genre
drama film
Country
Norway
Runtime
3h
Rated
12
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In medieval Norway, the daughter of a wealthy farmer navigates love, family duty, and personal desires across her life. The story follows her struggles with faith and societal expectations.

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What happens

Kristin Lavransdatter is a 1995 Norwegian film directed by Liv Ullmann, featuring Elisabeth Matheson, Bjørn Skagestad, Jørgen Langhelle, Lena Endre and Sverre Anker Ousdal, based on Sigrid Undset's trilogy of historical novels Kristin Lavransdatter. The film was selected, as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was the highest-grossing Norwegian film of all time with a gross of $3.7 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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