Edith Erastoff and Victor Sjöström ‘None can escape his fate, even were he to run more swiftly than the wind.’ Although this proverb, which is already mentioned after a quarter of an hour, already gives away in which direction 'Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru’ (1918) will go, I do not mind that at all. This film is more about the journey to the end and not so much about the how it’s going to end. Nils Aréhn , Emil Fjellström and Victor Sjöström in the background When Kári, a criminal on the run from the law, finds work on Halle's farm, they fall in love. And that is not because Halle happens to be a rich widow. It is love at first sight. When the law enforcers are on Kári’s trail, Halle decides to leave all her wealth and comfort behind and flees with her lover. She herself is also of simple descent and she and her rich deceased husband had also chosen for love. The English title of 'Berg-Ejvind och Hans Hustru' is 'The Outlaw and His Wife'. B
Reviews of classic or obscure films. All reviews written by Anne-Marie Steenbergen.