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THE PARSON'S WIDOW

Prästänkan

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Sweden, 1920
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Silent
  • 7171 minutes

Synopsis

A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. This poses two problems – the widow is old enough to be his grandmother, and he is already engaged to another woman.
(Also known as The Priest Widow.)

Synopsis

A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. This poses two problems – the widow is old enough to be his grandmother, and he is already engaged to another woman.
(Also known as The Priest Widow.)