The Kingdom of Rye

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.

Director: Ivar Johansson

Cast: Mathias Taube, Eric Laurent, Märtha Lindlöf, Margit Manstad, Artur Cederborgh, Gustav Runsten, Axel Slangus, Gösta Ericsson

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.