Kristin Lavransdatter

Kristin Lavransdatter (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Montreal World Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Norway ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
179 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1995 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Liv Ullmann

Written By:
Liv Ullmann
Sigrid Undset

Actors:
Anne Kokkinn ..... Halvdan
Astrid Folstad ..... Young Dancer
Berard Arnø ..... Arne Gyrdson
Bernhard Arnø ..... Bentein som barn
Bjorn Ungersness
Bjørg Vatle
Bjørn Jenseg ..... Duchess
Bjørn Skagestad ..... Dancer
Elisabeth Matheson ..... Lavrans
Erland Josephson ..... Astrid
George Fant ..... Groa Guttormsdotter
Gina Green ..... Cecilia
Gisken Armand ..... Ung Erlend
Henny Moan ..... Fru Ashild
Hilde Grythe ..... Bentein
Ida Herud ..... Broder Edvin
Ilse Kramm ..... Simon Darre
Joachim Calmeyer ..... Eline Ormsdatter
Jørgen Langhelle ..... Kristin Lavransdatter
Kaare Kroppan ..... Didrek Sutare
Kirsti Eline Torhaug
Kitty Lossius ..... Inga
Lars-Erik Berenett ..... Munan Bårdsson
Lena Endre ..... Tordis
Linus Aaberg ..... Ingbjørg
Merete Moen ..... Ulv
Paul-Ottar Haga ..... Håkon
Per Kvaernes ..... Gudrun
Peter Baden ..... Bjørn
Rut Tellefsen ..... Helga
Svein Erik Brodal ..... Sira Eirik
Svein Tindberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal ..... Ulvhild
Sverre Hansen ..... Fru Angerd
Torunn Lødemel ..... Ragnfrid
Trond Kverno ..... Ulvhild som barn
Ulrikke Stokkstad ..... Brynhild Fluga
Veslemøy Haslund ..... Anders Darre
Vibeke Falk ..... Bård Petersson
Wenche Medbøe ..... Erlend
Wiggo Lebsanft ..... Gunnhild

Synopsis:

This medieval period drama from Norway is based on Scandinavian-author Sigrid Undset's classic novel. The story is set in Norway's Gudbrandsdal valley during the 14th century. The tale begins when Kristin is 7-years-old and living a peaceful, relatively happy life with her family. It has not always been so happy though, as her parents have already buried three sons and nearly lost Kristin's little sister in a logging accident. Though still quite young, Kristin has been betrothed to marry Simon Darre, a wealthy neighbor's son. Unfortunately, the young girl already prefers the company of Arne to Simon. Time passes and Kristin suffers an attempted rape in the forest. She is confused by the act and asks her family to send her to a convent. Later the young woman sees a handsome knight, Erlend Nikulausson, and falls head-over-heels. Unfortunately, Erlend has more pressing romantic problems trying to deal with his previous lover.

Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. She grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. She accepts the fact that her father has arranged for her to marry the son of another landowner. Kristin's beauty and purity create violent emotions around her. There are envy and attempted rape, murder and revenge. She seeks refuge from the world in a convent, awaiting the time for her marriage. Here the passion of her life strikes, the knight Erlend Nikulaussonn. He, an accomplished seducer, also falls hopelessly in love. They have to cross not only convent walls to meet, but social boundaries as well. Their love cannot be kept secret, and suddenly the innocent Kristin is the centre of a scandal. Her fiance withdraws from their engagement, her father rages, and Erlend's former mistress tries to poison her. The affair grows into a political issue, and finally some of the country's most dignified leaders persuade Lavrans to give in. The lovers win each other, but it is in front of a charred altar in a burnt down church, and their happiness has a double edge.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 27 April, 2009.

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