Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- wistful
- melancholic
- sincere
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the film's luminous cinematography, artistry, and affecting love story, while some find its romantic sentimentality overly naive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The lovers' escape unfolds amid luminous meadows, summer colors, cream, berry juice, and naturally lit compositions.
Hedvig and the married Sixten run away together while his desertion leaves them impoverished and isolated.
The film's runaway lovers and anti-war resonance connected its 1960s reception to hippie-era attitudes.
Vivaldi and Mozart accompany luminous images while poverty, desertion, and social pressure steadily constrict the lovers' lives.
Films like Elvira Madigan, and why
A Star Is Born
fact-based doomed romance, lush natural imagery, and tragic emotional intensity
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
romantic idealism, social constraint, and visually stylized tragic melodrama
Bonnie and Clyde
1960s countercultural romanticism, lovers fleeing convention, and heightened visual beauty
The Go-Between
period forbidden love, pastoral cinematography, and devastating romantic fatalism
Movie Details
- Director
- Bo Widerberg
- Release Date
- 1967-04-24
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (58)
Cast
- Pia Degermark
- Thommy Berggren
- Lennart Malmer
- Cleo Jensen
- Nina Widerberg
- Yvonne Ingdal
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Elvira Madigan about?
- A luminous Swedish period romance follows a celebrated tightrope walker and a deserter whose escape from social duty becomes an exquisitely tragic idyll.
- What is Elvira Madigan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Elvira Madigan as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Elvira Madigan violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Elvira Madigan as mild.
- What did critics think of Elvira Madigan?
- Critics broadly praise the film's luminous cinematography, artistry, and affecting love story, while some find its romantic sentimentality overly naive.
- Which films are like Elvira Madigan?
- Films with a similar feel include A Star Is Born, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Bonnie and Clyde, and The Go-Between.
- How long is Elvira Madigan?
- Elvira Madigan runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Elvira Madigan?
- In United States, Elvira Madigan is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
