The Glass-Blower's Children
Glasblåsarns barn
Release: 1998-02-27
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 5.2
Drama
Family
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...
Production Countries
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
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
Cast
Pernilla August
as Sofia
Stellan Skarsgård
as Albert
Johan Ulveson
as The Raven Kloke (voice)
Lena Granhagen
as Flaxa Mildväder
Ewa Fröling
as Nana (voice)
Helge Jordal
as Glass Seller
Jasmine Heikura
as Klara
Elin Klinga
as The Empress
Thommy Berggren
as The Emperor
Margreth Weivers
as The Doll Saleswoman
Måns Westfelt
as The Coachman
