The Kingdom of Rye

Name: The Kingdom of Rye
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1929-12-26
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Mathias Taube, Eric Laurent, Märtha Lindlöf, Margit Manstad, Artur Cederborgh

December 26, 1929
Directed by
Ivar Johansson

Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.