Gösta Berlings Saga (1924)
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- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 123 mins
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Gösta Berlings Saga
Known under a variety of titles, The Atonement of Gosta Berling is an excellent representation of the Swedish silent cinema. Long, complex, and elaborately produced, the film nonetheless never loses sight of the human elements which motivate the story. Lars Hanson stars as Berling, a defrocked priest whose rebellious attitude hides a greater sense of idealism than most of his "pious" contemporaries. Among the women in Berling's life is a supposedly married countess, played with instinctive brilliance by a young, awkward, chubby Greta Garbo. Overflowing with betrayals, revenge, and regeneration, Atonement of Gosta Berling has enough plots for ten films. American audiences generally saw a severely truncated version, running approximately half the film's original length. What was left was enough for MGM to invite director Mauritz Stiller and star Greta Garbo to Hollywood, though in typically callous big-studio fashion, Garbo was retained while Stiller was permitted to wither on the vine. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Gösta Berlings Saga:
Greta Garbo also in Anna Christie , Queen Christina , Ninotchka , Mata Hari , Grand Hotel , Camille
Lars Hanson also in Riddaren Av i Gar
Jenny Hasselquist also in Sumurun
Karin Swanstrom also in June Night
Gösta Berlings Saga Trivia
