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Kristin Lavransdatter

1995 · 187 min

A slow, solemn plunge into medieval passion and scandal, heavy with religious guilt and social pressure, rewarding but emotionally taxing.

Directed by
Liv Ullmann
Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
The daughter of a prominent medieval Norway landowner, Kristin grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. As she accepts the fact that she has been arranged to marry the son of another landowner, Kristin's beauty, innocence and purity evokes violent emotions around her: envy, lust, murder, revenge. She seeks refuge in a convent, awaiting marriage. Here, the passion of her life strikes, the knight Erlend Nikulaussonn. However, their love cannot be private, and suddenly Kristin is the centre of a scandal.

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Directed by
Liv Ullmann
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • faith
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Liv Ullmann
Written by
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Starring
Elisabeth Matheson, Lena Endre, Gisken Armand, Erland Josephson, Berard Arnø, Bernhard Arnø, Peter Baden, Lars-Erik Berenett
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Runtime
187 min
Country
Germany, Norway, Sweden
Languages
Norwegian

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