The Outlaw and His Wife
1918 · Movie · 72 min. · Sweden
When a mysterious stranger (played by Sjostrom) is hired on at a farm by its widowed owner (Edith Erastoff, who would later become Sjostrom's wife), a romantic bond quickly forms. But the man's troubled past foils their chances at happiness, and forces them to seek refuge in the nearby mountains. Sjostrom's masterful use of landscape is visually and dramatically stunning, particularly in the film's latter half, as the couple battles both their pursuers and nature itself, culminating in an unforgettable climax. A masterpiece of the Swedish silent cinema, Victor Sjostrom's The Outlaw and His Wife is a film of remarkable psychological complexity, which bore a profound influence on the work of Ingmar Bergman and Carl Theodor Dreyer.
Direction Victor Sjöström
Cast Victor Sjöström · Edith Erastoff · John Ekman · Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson · Artur Rolén · Nils Ahrén · William Larsson
Screenplay Sam Ask · Victor Sjöström · Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Cinematography Julius Jaenzon
Original title Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru
Also known as You and I
7.4
469 votes (FilmAffinity)
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