The Glass-blower's Children
– Based on the novel by Maria Gripe, this is the story of two children, Klas and Klara, growing up in ..
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...
27 Feb 1998
Swedish
Anders Grönros
Maria Gripe (novel), Anders Grönros, Arthur Johansen (teleplay)
Lena Granhagen, Stellan Skarsgård, Pernilla August, Oliver P. Peldius
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...
4 wins & 3 nominations.