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Elvira Madigan

Elvira Madigan

1967 · 91 min · SV · PG · 7.0 (59 votes)
Dir. Bo Widerberg · Starring Pia Degermark, Thommy Berggren, Lennart Malmer, Cleo Jensen, Nina Widerberg, Yvonne Ingdal · Music Ulf Björlin
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Famous acrobat Elvira Madigan meets Sixten Sparre, a married Swedish officer with two children. They decide to elope, but since Sparre deserted the army, he's unemployable and the couple encounter various hardships.

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A visually stunning, achingly romantic tragedy. It feels like a sun-drenched memory tinged with inevitable sorrow, exploring the desperate beauty of a love that defies convention, even as it crumbles.

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