The Saga of Gösta Berling

The Saga of Gösta Berling

1924 · 206 min · SV · 6.6 (33 votes)
Dir. Mauritz Stiller · Starring Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Gerda Lundequist, Karin Swanström, Jenny Hasselqvist, Mona Mårtenson
DramaRomance

Gösta Berling is a young and attractive minister. Because of his alcoholism and his daring sermons, he is eventually defrocked. He becomes tutor of countess Marta's stepdaughter and they fall in love. But the countess has a plan of her own.

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A visually stunning, operatic silent film that sweeps you away with grand romance and tragic downfall. It feels like a sweeping, melancholic dream, exploring love and loss against a dramatic, expressionist backdrop.

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