The Glassblower's Children

The Glassblower's Children
Swedish	Glasblåsarns barn
Directed by	Anders Grönros
Screenplay by	Anders Grönros
Story by	Maria Gripe
Produced by	Anders Birkeland Hans Lönnerheden
Cinematography	Philip Øgaard
Release date	27 February 1998 (1998-02-27) (Sweden)
Running time	111 minutes
Countries	Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Language	Swedish

The Glassblower's Children (Swedish: Glasblåsarns barn) is a Swedish film, first intended to open on 25 December 1996, but ending up released to cinemas in Sweden on 27 February 1998,[1] directed by Anders Grönros. It is based on the novel with the same name by Maria Gripe.

Cast

• Stellan Skarsgård – Albert
• Pernilla August – Sofia
• Thommy Berggren – the Emperor
• Elin Klinga – the Empress
• Lena Granhagen – Flaxa Mildväder
• Oliver P. Peldius – Klas
• Jasmine Heikura – Klara
• Ann-Cathrin Palme – Nana
• Måns Westfelt – the coachman
• Ewa Fröling – Nana (voice)
• Johan Ulveson – Kloke (voice)
• Helge Jordal – the glass-seller
• Margreth Weivers – the doll-selleress
• Martin Lange – a butler
• Peter Nystedt – a butler

References

1. "Glasblåsarns barn". Swedish Film Database. 27 February 1998. Retrieved 6 May 2007.

External links

• The Glassblower's Children at IMDb
• The Glassblower's Children at the Swedish Film Institute Database