Heaven and Hell

Oct 13, 1988

2h 1m

★ 5.2

Overview

Maria grows up in a seedy 1960s working class neighborhood, the daughter of an ambitious emigrant father and soon caught up in her own dangerously one track-minded pursuit of a violinist's career. A rich gallery of highly original characters contribute, for better and for worse, to Maria's coming of age. Based on Kirsten Thorup's critically acclaimed 1982 novel, filmed by Morten Arnfred.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sandrew Metronome Danmark

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Cast

Jonni

Ole Lemmeke

Maria

Karina Skands

Bols

Erik Mørk

Jasmin

Harriet Andersson

Moritzen

Waage Sandø

Christian

Peter Schrøder

Ekpeditrice

Anne Marie Helger

Lillian

Vibeke Hastrup

Herbert

Nikolaj Steen

Nurse

Pernille Højmark

Snow White

Judy Gringer

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