Elvira Madigan

1967 [SWEDISH]

Action / Biography / Drama / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 57% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 3676 3.7K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Bo Widerberg Photo
Bo Widerberg

Top cast

Thommy Berggren Photo
Thommy Berggren as Sixten Sparre
Nina Widerberg Photo
Nina Widerberg as Cleos dotter
Pia Degermark Photo
Pia Degermark as Elvira Madigan, alias Hedvig Jensen
Lennart Malmer Photo
Lennart Malmer as Kristoffer
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799.37 MB
1226*720
Swedish 2.0
PG
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29.97 fps
1 hr 26 min
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1.45 GB
1824*1072
Swedish 2.0
PG
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 26 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

It’s odd that a film of this story

It’s odd that a film of this story has never been made in English because it’s got to be one of the most touching and poignant love stories. Set amidst the brilliant light and lush meadows, we encounter the wealthy young lieutenant “Sixten” (Thommy Berggren) who is happily married with two young children. Until, that is, he meets acclaimed tightrope walker “Hedvig” aka “Elvira” (Pia Degermark) with whom he falls helplessly in love. He can think of no-one else and in case you’re wondering - she reciprocates. Now it doesn’t take a genius to figure that in 19th century Sweden, handsome aristocratic soldiers could get away with much but not with abandoning their posts, their family and heading off into the sunset with a women of, at best, disreputable status - so the choices they must make will make their lives difficult, if not impossible, as he discovers he has little practical skills at anything and both are shunned by a disapproving society. The question is that ultimate “can true love conquer all” type thing, and to be honest there’s not an whole load of substance to the story, but the denouement is really quite a potent (and slightly ambiguous) scene and given the whole thing is supported by plentiful gorgeous photography accompanied by some gentle Mozart and Vivaldi, this is a gently unfolding story that might soften even the hardest of hearts as the grass pollen glistens in the sunlight and beautiful people try to live on their own terms.
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Reviewed by kkennett-1 8 / 10

For love, and the moment

As did a previous reviewer, I too saw this movie in 1967 in an "art house" theater in Boston, and have been affected and haunted by it ever since. The beauty of a film with spare dialogue, fabulous and touching cinematography, and an indelibly imprinted sound track, entered my young adult brain and took up residence. Who knew that many years later, I would spend time in both Denmark and Sweden, visiting the places where the couple spent time on Tåsinge and in Svendborg, as well as the places where it was filmed in Nordjylland, and feeling as if I had been there before, even down to the sounds of the buzzing insects in the meadows and beach grass. Such films should touch more people. I am glad it is out on DVD, although I have only seen it on VHS. Suspend your computer and 3D expectations, and revel in the feelings.

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