The Women on the Roof () 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. At the 25th Guldbagge Awards, Stellan Skarsgård won the award for Best Actor. 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. Plot 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. Cast Amanda Ooms - Linnea Helena Bergström - Anna Stellan Skarsgård - Willy Percy Brandt - Fischer Lars Ori Bäckström - Holger Katarina Olsson - Gerda Leif Andrée - Oskar Stig Ossian Ericson - Vicar Johan Bergenstråhle - Photographer Halling See also List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1989 films 1989 drama films 1980s coming-of-age drama films Swedish coming-of-age drama films 1980s Swedish-language films 1980s Swedish films