The Outlaw and His Wife (Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru)

SYNOPSIS

A masterpiece of the Swedish silent cinema, Victor Sjöström's THE OUTLAW
AND HIS WIFE is a film of remarkable psychological complexity, which bore a
profound influence on the work of Ingmar Bergman and Carl Theodor Dreyer.
When a mysterious stranger (played by Sjöström) is hired on at a farm by
its widowed owner (Edith Erastoff, who would later become Sjöström's wife),
a romantic bond quickly forms. But the man's troubled past foils their
chances at happiness, and forces them to seek refuge in the nearby
mountains. Sjöström's masterful use of landscape is visually and
dramatically stunning, particularly in the film's latter half, as the couple
battles both their pursuers and nature itself, culminating in an
unforgettable climax.

Also featured on this DVD is Gösta Werner's 1981 documentary VICTOR
SJÖSTRÖM, which recounts the life and career of the legendary Swedish
director, with commentary by his longtime admirer, director Ingmar Bergman.

THE OUTLAW AND HIS WIFE
(Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru)
Sweden 1918 Color Tinted 70 Min.
Silent with English intertitles
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Produced by Charles Magnusson
Screenplay by Sam Ask and Victor Sjöström
>From the play by Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Photographed by Julius Jaenzon
Music Composed and Conducted by
Torbjorn Iwan Lundquist
Featuring Victor Sjöström, Edith Erastoff
© 1986 Svenska Filminstitutet

VICTOR SJÖSTRÖM
Sweden 1981 Color/B&W 65 Min.
In Swedish with English subtitles
Directed by Gösta Werner
Produced by Bengt Forslund
Featuring Ingmar Bergman
© 1981 Svenska Filminstitutet