Young Peer Gynt returns home once again after unsuccessfully looking for work. His mother already goes to meet him and he describes his alleged adventures to her. In his imagination, he sees himself as a king and escapes reality with his stories. His mother would have liked him to marry Ingrid, with whose dowry they would be well provided for, but Ingrid is promised to Mats and will marry him the very next day. While Peer once again escapes into his world of thoughts while lying in the grass, he is laughed at by the others of the village. They warn him to come to Ingrid's wedding feast, where the whole village is celebrating. But he does not care and there he meets Solvejg, whom he likes very much, but she initially turns away from him. So he kidnaps the bride Ingrid, incurring the wrath of the groom and the rest of the village youth.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
7 people
Robert Stadlober
Peer Gynt
Known for
Das Boot
Summer Storm
Karoline Herfurth
Solvejg
Known for
Suck Me Shakespeer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Ulrich Mühe
Der Knopfgiesser
Known for
The Lives of Others
Funny Games
Patrick Güldenberg
Mads
Known for
Morris from America
Wir sind die Neuen
Pegah Ferydoni
Anitra
Known for
A Murder at the End of the World
Türkisch für Anfänger
Henny Reents
Ingrid
Known for
Black Butterflies
Bernhard Piesk
Aslak
Known for
Retribution
Uwe Janson Director · Henrik Ibsen Author Philipp Sichler Cinematographer
First release December 13, 2006 · Produced in Germany · Production ARTE, Nostro Film
Production
3sat
Production
ARTE
Production
Nostro Film
Production
ZDF
Production
ZDFtheaterkanal
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 13, 2006
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
More from Uwe Janson
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Peer Gynt
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.