{"id":83884,"date":"2022-05-07T23:24:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T06:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83884"},"modified":"2022-05-07T23:24:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T06:24:48","slug":"elvira-madigan-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83884","title":{"rendered":"Elvira Madigan (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;One day people will be able to choose more than one way to live.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Poster-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-83885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Poster-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Poster-91x128.png 91w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Poster-192x270.png 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Poster.png 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA tightrope walker (Pia Degermark) and a married lieutenant (Thommy Berggren) who has left his post and his family have a final romantic trip before they must decide how to handle their untenable situation.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Runaways<\/li>\n<li>Scandinavian Films<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, writer-director &#8220;Bo Widerberg&#8217;s romantic classic&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;set in Denmark in the 1880s&#8221; and &#8220;based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elvira_Madigan\">a true story<\/a> that has achieved legend status in Scandinavia&#8221; &#8212; shows a young couple whose &#8220;love for each other is so great that they are willing to sacrifice all, to blissfully detach themselves from society.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Gone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Gone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Gone.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Gone-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Gone-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Gone-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, &#8220;they must keep on the move (their photos are in the paper), and their money runs out. They have nothing to eat. They fall into despair, and realize there is only one solution.&#8221; Peary adds that while this &#8220;film is often lumped with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76802\"><em>A Man and a Woman<\/em><\/a>, that other famous European romance of the &#8217;60s,&#8221; &#8220;this is far superior.&#8221; He refers to it as &#8220;poetic, yet unsentimental,&#8221; &#8220;with excellent, intelligent acting by Berggren &#8212; his character is very likable and interesting&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren2.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren2-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren2-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren2-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;the lovely presence of amateur Degermark&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pia_Degermark\">whose real life took a tragic turn<\/a> in the years after her brief acting career.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography2.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography2-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography2-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography2-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary also calls out the &#8220;gorgeous cinematography&#8221; of &#8220;faces, countryside, [and] provincial towns&#8221; by Jorgen Persson, and &#8220;a compelling theme which appealed to the drop-out-and-love generation.&#8221; He points out that the &#8220;picture has several memorable moments, including: Sixten&#8217;s apology to Elvira&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Apology.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Apology.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Apology.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Apology-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Apology-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Apology-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;Sixten inquiring about his children&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Inquiring.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Inquiring.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Inquiring.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Inquiring-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Inquiring-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Inquiring-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;hungry Elvira eating flowers and wild mushrooms&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Nothing-to-Eat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Nothing-to-Eat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Nothing-to-Eat.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Nothing-to-Eat-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Nothing-to-Eat-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Nothing-to-Eat-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and more. Others that stand out to me include a servant shyly showing Elvira how to knit and sew: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Sewing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Sewing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Sewing.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Sewing-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Sewing-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Sewing-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Elvira rigging an impromptu slack-rope to practice her walking on: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vlcsnap-2022-05-07-20h10m57s768.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vlcsnap-2022-05-07-20h10m57s768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vlcsnap-2022-05-07-20h10m57s768.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vlcsnap-2022-05-07-20h10m57s768-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vlcsnap-2022-05-07-20h10m57s768-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vlcsnap-2022-05-07-20h10m57s768-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Elvira&#8217;s enjoyment of a visiting string quartet. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-String.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-String.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-String.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-String-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-String-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-String-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s challenging to go into this story knowing the tragic outcome, the film itself remains a surprisingly lyrical and absorbing tale of star-crossed lovers in their final days together. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thommy Berggren as Sixten Sparre<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Berggren-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pia Degermark as Hedvig Jensen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Elvira.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Elvira.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Elvira.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Elvira-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Elvira-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Elvira-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Luminous cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elvira-Madigan-Cinematography-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0061620\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1967\/09\/30\/archives\/film-festival-the-landscape-of-loveelvira-madigan-tells-a.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;One day people will be able to choose more than one way to live.&#8221; Synopsis: A tightrope walker (Pia Degermark) and a married lieutenant (Thommy Berggren) who has left his post and his family have a final romantic trip before they must decide how to handle their untenable situation. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical Drama Infidelity Romance Runaways Scandinavian Films Star-Crossed Lovers Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary writes, writer-director &#8220;Bo Widerberg&#8217;s romantic classic&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;set in Denmark in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83884\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83884"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83901,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83884\/revisions\/83901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}