The Glass-Blower's Children

02/27/1998

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1hr 50min

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Drama

,Family

STORY

Based on the novel by Maria Gripe, this is the story of two children, Klas and Klara, growing up in the poor Swedish countryside of the mid-19th century. Their father Albert is a glass-blower, famous for his beautiful vases, but still unable to earn enough money for his wife Sofia and the children. At a spring fair a distinguished gentleman arrives and buys all of Albert's glassware. After this nothing will be the same again. Klas and Klara are kidnapped and taken to a strange castle...

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Pernilla August
  • Stellan Skarsgård
  • Oliver P. Peldius
  • Jasmine Heikura
  • Lena Granhagen

    Director

  • Anders Grönros

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Audiovisuellt Produksjonsfond
  • Birkeland Film Company
  • Eurimages
  • Mutter Media
  • Nordic Screen Production AS
  • Nordisk Film & TV Fond
  • Orrefors
  • Spice
  • Svenska Filminstitutet
  • TV 1000 Sverige
  • Zentropa Entertainments
  • Sonet Film AB

    Production Countries

  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Sweden

LANGUAGES

  • Swedish