| The Women on the Roof | |
| Director: | Carl-Gustav Nykvist |
| Producer: | Waldemar Bergendahl |
| Starring: | Amanda Ooms Helena Bergström |
| Cinematography: | Ulf Brantås |
| Editing: | Lasse Summanen |
| Runtime: | 89 minutes |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Language: | Swedish |
The Women on the Roof (sv|'''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.