The Saga of Gosta Berling

The Saga of Gosta Berling

1924 · 183 min · SV · 6.5 (23 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 finally defrocked. He becomes a 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.

melancholicromanticsweepingtragicslow-burnsilent filmepicoperaticexpressionistloveredemptionfaithloss
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based on novel or booksilent film
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