Johan (1921)

Directed by

Mauritz Stiller

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is married to an older farmer. She runs away with a handsome stranger, and together they navigate dangerous river rapids in a small boat.

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What happens

Johan (also known as Troubled Waters or Rapids of Life) is a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller, based on the 1911 novel Johan by Juhani Aho. It tells the story of a young girl, married to an older farmer, who elopes with a handsome stranger, crossing dangerous rapids on a small boat in the process. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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