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The Kingdom of Rye

1929 · 136 min

A slow, stately silent melodrama of rural longing, carried by faces and landscapes rather than words.

Directed by
Ivar Johansson
Genres
Romance, Drama
Overview
Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Love, class, betrayal, family
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Ivar Johansson
Genres
Romance, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Ivar Johansson
    Written by
    Ivar Johansson, Jarl Hemmer
    Starring
    Mathias Taube, Eric Laurent, Märtha Lindlöf, Margit Manstad, Artur Cederborgh, Gustav Runsten, Axel Slangus, Gösta Ericsson
    Runtime
    136 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    No Language

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