| The Women on the Roof | |
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| Directed by | Carl-Gustav Nykvist |
| Written by | Carl-Gustav Nykvist Lasse Summanen |
| Produced by | Waldemar Bergendahl |
| Starring | Amanda Ooms Helena Bergström |
| Cinematography | Ulf Brantås |
| Edited by | Lasse Summanen |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
The Women on the Roof (Swedish: Kvinnorna på taket) 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.[1] At the 25th Guldbagge Awards, Stellan Skarsgård won the award for Best Actor.[2] 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.[3]
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.
