Gertrud

Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, who falls short of her desire for lasting affection. When an old lover returns to her life, fresh disappointments follow, and Gertrud must try to come to terms with reality.Gertrud featuring Axel Strøbye and Nina Pens Rode is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel. It's a drama and romance movie with a high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 79% and a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.4 (5,373 votes).