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Elvira Madigan
SWEDEN · 1967

Elvira Madigan

Bo Widerberg
forbidden love social class conflict desertion economic hardship doomed romance
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Synopsis

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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