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The Glass-Blower's Children

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Calorie Rating: 155
Released: 1998-02-27
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Studios: 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,


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...

Director / Directors

Mikael Lundberg
Assistant Director


Cast

Pernilla August
Character: Sofia
Stellan Skarsgård
Character: Albert
Oliver P. Peldius
Character: Klas

Jasmine Heikura
Character: Klara
Lena Granhagen
Character: Flaxa Mildväder
Elin Klinga
Character: The Empress

Thommy Berggren
Character: The Emperor
Ann-Cathrin Palme
Character: Nana
Måns Westfelt
Character: The Coachman

Ewa Fröling
Character: Nana (voice)
Johan Ulveson
Character: The Raven Kloke (voice)
Helge Jordal
Character: Glass Seller

Margreth Weivers
Character: The Doll Saleswoman




Production and Crew

Philip Øgaard
Director of Photography

Johan Söderqvist
Original Music Composer
Jan Olof Ågren
Production Design

Berndt Frithiof
Sound Mixer

Fredrik Jonsäter
Sound Editor
Lasse Liljeholm
Sound Editor

Lasse Ulander
Sound Editor
Jessica Svensson
Makeup Artist
Lotta Petersson
Costume Design