The Glassblower's Children

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...

The Glassblower's Children is a 1998 drama family movie directed by Anders Grönros, starring Oliver P. Peldius, Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Granhagen. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 from 1,545 votes and runs 1h 50m.