The Women on the Roof () is a 1989 Swedish film written and directed by Carl-Gustav Nykvist. It stars Amanda Ooms and Helena Bergström. It was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. At the 25th Guldbagge Awards, Stellan Skarsgård 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 Bergström - Anna Stellan Skarsgård - Willy Percy Brandt - Fischer Lars Ori Bäckström - Holger Katarina Olsson - Gerda Leif Andrée - Oskar Stig Ossian Ericson - Vicar Johan Bergenstråhle - 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
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