Kristin Lavransdatter

Kristin Lavransdatter

1995 · 187 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Liv Ullmann · Written by Liv Ullmann

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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
Svein Erik Brodal Munan Bårdsson
Linus Aaberg
Joachim Calmeyer Sira Eirik
Vibeke Falk Tordis

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