The Women on the Roof
- 15 September 1989 (1989-09-15)
The Women on the Roof (Swedish: Kvinnorna på taket) is a 1989 Swedish film written and directed by Carl-Gustav Nykvist. It stars Amanda Ooms and Helena Bergström. It was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1] At the 25th Guldbagge Awards, Stellan Skarsgård won the award for Best Actor.[2] The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]
Plot
An innocent and beautiful girl, Linnea (Amanda Ooms) rents an apartment in Stockholm just before World War I. As she works for an old man who owns a photography studio she meets Anna, a photographer (Helena Bergstrom) with whom she develops a complex friendship. Anna's circus-performer boyfriend and European politics complicate Linnea's routine.
Cast
- Amanda Ooms - Linnea
- Helena Bergström - Anna
- Stellan Skarsgård - Willy
- Percy Brandt - Fischer
- Lars Ori Bäckström - Holger
- Katarina Olsson - Gerda
- Leif Andrée - Oskar
- Stig Ossian Ericson - Vicar
- Johan Bergenstråhle - Photographer Halling
See also
- List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
- The Women on the Roof / Kvinnorna på taket at IMDb
- The Women on the Roof at the Swedish Film Institute Database
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