Movie

Elvira Madigan

1967 · 91 min

Sun-dappled, hushed and achingly tender, drifting toward an inevitable sadness you feel long before it arrives.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, freedom, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
freedom
identity
isolation
death
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild