The Mill (1921)

Kvarnen

The wife of a dull-witted miller is in her deathbed and the miller must find a new woman to marry. He is expected to marry the sister of a local forester, a refined woman he wants to love. She is gentle and motherly, though a rather austere Christian. But the miller lusts after his maidservant, Lise, a ruthless and calculating woman determined to climb up the social ladder. Lise tries to use her lower class sensuality and a bit of magic to entice the miller.

Date of release
1921-01-01
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama
Director
John W. Brunius

Casting

Interesting facts

The Mill is a 1921 Swedish silent drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Anders de Wahl, Emmy Albiin and Gösta Cederlund. It is based on the 1896 novel Møllen by the 1917 Nobel Prize in Literature winning Danish author Karl Gjellerup. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustaf Hallén.

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