Kristin Lavransdatter

1995 3h 7m NO

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4.8

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4.5

IMDB

★4.8TMDB · 10★4.5IMDB · 1,081

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elisabeth Matheson
Kristin Lavransdatter
Lena Endre
Eline Ormsdatter
Gisken Armand
Ingbjørg
Erland Josephson
Broder Edvin
Berard Arnø
Ung Erlend
Bernhard Arnø
Arne Gyrdson
Peter Baden
Bentein som barn
Lars-Erik Berenett
Bjørn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Liv Ullmann
Writers: Liv Ullmann
Languages: Norwegian
Countries: Germany, Norway, Sweden

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RUNTIME

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At 187 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Norway, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Liv Ullmann, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michał Leszczyłowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elisabeth Matheson and Lena Endre and Gisken Armand carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0113576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Liv Ullmann directs. Sven Nykvist behind the camera. Michał Leszczyłowski cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Germany, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Norwegian.

Trivia

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1At 187 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Norway, Sweden.
4Directed by Liv Ullmann, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Michał Leszczyłowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elisabeth Matheson and Lena Endre and Gisken Armand carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0113576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "arranged marriage", "greed", "attempted murder", "knight".