An-Magritt

An-Magritt is a woman and a worker, determined not to be cowed by exploitation.

  • Director

    Arne Skouen

  • With

    Liv Ullmann, Wolf von Gersum, Per Oscarsson

  • Norway 1969. 100min

  • 35mm

  • English subtitles

Working with legendary Norwegian director Arne Skouen, Liv Ullmann is outstanding in the title role in this adaptation of Johan Falkberget’s 17th-century-set novel series. Born out of trauma, but unwilling to be defined by it, An-Magritt is a hard-working survivor who defies the expectations of her gender and social class. Sven Nykvist’s honest cinematography magnificently captures the hardscrabble of early industrial rural life.