The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924) on Netflix
Gösta Berling, a minister defrocked for drunkenness and daring sermons, arrives at Märtha Dohna's estate and becomes tutor to her stepdaughter Ebba. The countess, though, has her own purposes.
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Plot summary
In Värmland, the estate of Ekeby shelters a company of twelve former soldiers known as the Cavaliers, kept as drinking guests by Margaretha Samzelius. Gösta Berling, a Lutheran minister, is defrocked after he denounces the hypocrisy of his parishioners during a sermon. He takes work as tutor to Ebba Dohna at the neighboring estate of Borg, where Ebba's stepmother, Märtha Dohna, has her own ambitions for the match. Ebba falls in love with him, but when his past becomes known at Borg, Gösta leaves the estate. Margaretha finds him half-frozen and brings him back to Ekeby, where he joins the Cavaliers.
Cast
- Sven Scholanderas Sintram
- Ellen Hartman-Cederströmas Märtha Dohna
- Sixten Malmerfeltas Melchior Sinclaire
