The Glass-Blower's Children (1998)

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The Glass-Blower's Children on IMDb 6.2/10 1,120 votes

Released:
1998-02-27

Overview:
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:
Anders Grönros

Runtime:
1h 50min

Genre:
Drama, Family

  • Cast:
  • Pernilla August
    as
    Sofia
  • Stellan Skarsgård
    as
    Albert
  • Oliver P. Peldius
    as
    Klas
  • Jasmine Heikura
    as
    Klara
  • Lena Granhagen
    as
    Flaxa Mildväder