Monday Morning Maybe

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Kristin Lavransdatter

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1995 | 187 min | Drama, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved Dangerous Liaisons or The French Lieutenant's Woman, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 7 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 3 hr 7 min.
  • It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

The daughter of a prominent medieval Norway landowner, Kristin grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. As she accepts the fact that she has been arranged to marry the son of another landowner, Kristin's beauty, innocence and purity evokes violent emotions around her: envy, lust, murder, revenge. She seeks refuge in a convent, awaiting marriage. Here, the passion of her life strikes, the knight Erlend Nikulaussonn. However, their love cannot be private, and suddenly Kristin is the centre of a scandal.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Liv Ullmann

  • Elisabeth MathesonKristin Lavransdatter
  • Lena EndreEline Ormsdatter
  • Gisken ArmandIngbjørg
  • Erland JosephsonBroder Edvin
  • Berard ArnøUng Erlend
  • Bernhard ArnøArne Gyrdson
  • Peter BadenBentein som barn
  • Lars-Erik BerenettBjørn
  • Svein Erik BrodalMunan Bårdsson
  • Linus Aaberg