Elvira Madigan (1967)
Starring Pia Degermark, Thommy Berggren, Lennart Malmer
Directed by Bo Widerberg
Hedvig Jensen is a famous ropewalker and is known to her public as Elvira Madigan. She meets Lieutenant Sixten Sparre, a Swedish officer who is married and has two children. They both decide to run away, but since Sixten deserted the army, he cannot find any job and the couple encounters many hardships. Moreover, while on the run, Sixten meets a friend who tries to convince him to come back to his country and family.
Runtime: 91 min.
Rating: 6.8
DVD
Languages: Dansk,svenska
Countries: Sweden
Genres: Drama,History,Romance
Keywords: suicide,runaway,officer,lieutenant,awol
Cast
Hedvig Jensen
Sixten Sparre
Kristoffer
Cleo
Cleo's daughter
Hedvig Jensen (voice)