Directed by Arne Skouen
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
A woman is raped then publicly humiliated by the church, who puts her in stocks, causing her to commit suicide. Her surviving daughter is ostracized by poor, rural community, but she perseveres through hard work and learning to read and write. Her greatest wish is to be put in the community registry maintained by the church, but the pastor refuses. A foreign engineer arrives to build a new waterwheel for the town, and he is smitten by the wild and unruly girl. She initially refuses his advances, but she realizes she loves him when she saves him after an accident. The pastor finally relent and lets her put her name in the "book". Uneven drama from the famous Norwegian director, with stunning sets and period detail, the Norwegian winter never looked so harsh. Ullmann's performance is good but perhaps a bit too unrestrained, we never really get to know her.
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