Kristin Lavransdatter

3h 7min

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.

Production Companies

Lefwander Kapitalförvaltning

Norsk Film

Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)

Release date

25th Aug 1995

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Norsk