Famous rope-walker Elvira Madigan, aka Hedvig Jensen, meets Swedish Lieutenant Sixten Sparre, who is already married with two children. Despite their differences, they decide to escape together, but Sixten's desertion from the army makes it difficult for him to find work, leading to a life of hardship on the run.
Elvira Madigan
Elvira Madigan, a Danish tightrope dancer, and Lieutenant Sixten Sparre, a married Swedish officer with two children, abandon their responsibilities to pursue a forbidden love.
