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The Women on the Roof
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Wikipedia article
'The Women on the Roof' is a 1989 Swedish film written and directed by Carl-Gustav Nykvist. It stars Amanda Ooms and Helena Bergstrm. It was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. At the 25th Guldbagge Awards, Stellan Skarsgrd won the award for Best Actor. 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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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 Bergstrm - 'Anna'
* Stellan Skarsgrd - 'Willy'
* Percy Brandt - 'Fischer'
* Lars Ori Bckstrm - 'Holger'
* Katarina Olsson - 'Gerda'
* Leif Andre - 'Oskar'
* Stig Ossian Ericson - 'Vicar'
* Johan Bergenstrhle - '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
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