SWEDEN · 1967

Elvira Madigan

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

Year1967
CountrySweden
DirectorBo Widerberg
Elvira Madigan poster

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