the purest lovestory
8/10
Author: Camilla from Denmark
21 June 1999

Elvira Madigan is a truey beautiful movie in it's own simple way. It's about pure love, and it's a true story. It's about the danish circus performer Hedvig a.k.a Elvira Madigan who is deeply in love with the swedish soldier Sixten. He's got a wife and 2 children. But the two of them run away together, living on their love. But people start to track them down and in the end they have nothing left to eat. There's only one thing left to do.

The music used in the film is Mozart's 21st pianokoncert, and after "Elvira Madigan" the melody hasn't been known as anything else but "Elvira Madigan". If there is a downside to this movie it would have to be the fact that it do get long and a bit boring sometimes. But stay put - cos' it's worth it! "Elvira Madigan" is very beautiful. Not just the love between Sixten and Hedvig/Elvira, but also the elegant danish summer, which is described very nicely.

 
A Beautiful Movie
9/10
Author: bama1111 (bama1111@aol.com) from United States
18 August 2000

I'm glad I finally had the opportunity to watch this movie. I can remember when it came out but was not in a location where it was available. Also, I didn't know this was based on a true story prior to watching it. If you like a good love story you should enjoy it. If you like a movie that is visually beautiful you should enjoy it. If you like both you should love it, as I did. If you like neither it's worth a look anyway. Who knows, you might surprise yourself.