Kingdom of Rye (1929) DVD-R

Starring Mathias Taube, Eric Laurent, Martha Lindlof, Margit Manstad, Artur Cederborgh
Directed by Ivar Johansson

Print: black/white
Runtime: 81 min.
Genre: Drama

Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.