The Women on the Roof

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-09-15

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

89 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (107 Reviews)

Director:

Carl-Gustav Nykvist

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Amanda Ooms Helena Bergstrèm Stellan Skarsgèrd Percy Brandt

Writer:

Carl-Gustav Nykvist

Lasse Summanen

Fullplot:

An innocent and beautiful teenage girl, Linnea takes a garret room in Stockholm just before WWI. She begins work for a dour older man, but soon meets an interesting young woman, Anna, a photographer. They form a relationship based on mutual attraction; soon they are lovers. From Anna, Linnea learns the craft of photography; European politics heat up, and Anna's even-tempered and versatile boyfriend Willy suddenly returns to take up with her again and with Linnea, too.

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