Ah romance.This Swedish film from 1967 was directed by Bo Widerberg and stars Pia Degemark and Thommy Berggren.
A beautiful story and absolutely a feast for the eyes, with lush, pastoral images seemingly pulled from an art gallery.
Based upon true events, Elvira Madigan is the story of a popular tightrope artist/dance who travels with her father's small circus. She meets and falls in love with a married army deserter. They run away together but the star-crossed lovers run into difficulties. It is a moving story, wonderful to look at, and the Mozart music brings it to a whole other level.
A film for the romantic in all of us.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061620/
