Vallfarten till Kevlaar (1921)
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Torsten Bergström, Concordia Selander, Jessie Wessel, Renee Björling
A grieving mother takes her lovesick son on a pilgrimage, hoping a miracle-working Madonna can heal him.
The story
In 1820s Cologne, a mother tries to help her son, who has been confined to bed in melancholy since the death of his beloved. She persuades him to make a pilgrimage to Kevlaar, home of a miracle-working Madonna. Seeking a cure for his lovesickness, the son offers the Madonna a wax heart. The pilgrimage becomes an appeal for comfort and healing, as mother and son place their hopes in the sacred image.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1820s Cologne, a mother persuades her son, who has been confined to bed with melancholy since the death of his beloved, to go on a pilgrimage to Kevlaar, where the miracle-working Madonna is found. There, the son offers the Madonna a wax heart to cure his lovesickness. When night falls, the Madonna steps out of her altarpiece, glides to the son’s bed, and lays her hand on his heart. When the mother wakes, she finds that her son has died during the night, and praises the Madonna for her goodness.
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