A visually breathtaking film based on a real event in 1889, this is the story of a desperate and doomed affair between the young Baron Sixten Sparre, who left wife and children behind, and the beautiful tight-rope dancer, Elvira Madigan. Their story made the headlines and shocked society... A visually breathtaking film based on a real event in 1889, this is the story of a desperate and doomed affair between the young Baron Sixten Sparre, who left wife and children behind, and the beautiful tight-rope dancer, Elvira Madigan. Their story made the headlines and shocked society...