The Glass-Blower's Children

1h 50min

Drama

Family

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...

Production Companies

Audiovisuellt Produksjonsfond

Birkeland Film Company

Eurimages

Mutter Media

Nordic Screen Production AS

Nordisk Film & TV Fond

Orrefors

Spice

Svenska Filminstitutet

TV 1000 Sverige

Zentropa Entertainments

Sonet Film AB

Release date

27th Feb 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages

svenska