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The Glass-Blower's Children (1998)
Directed by Anders Grönros
Overview
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…
Length 110 minutes
Actors
Pernilla August | Stellan Skarsgård | Oliver P. Peldius | Jasmine Heikura | Lena Granhagen | Elin Klinga | Thommy Berggren | Ann-Cathrin Palme | Måns Westfelt | Ewa Fröling | Johan Ulveson | Helge Jordal | Margreth Weivers