False as Water (1985)
John and Carl have a small publishing company. One day John meets the poet Clara who recently made her debut, and Clara's fiancé Stig. John and Clara fall in love with each other, and she moves into an apartment owned by John. John breaks up with his wife and moves in with Clara. But Clara has a nervous breakdown.
Director: Hans Alfredson
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Malin Ek as Clara |
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Sverre Anker Ousdal as John |
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Marie Göranzon as Anna |
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Stellan Skarsgård as Stig |
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Örjan Ramberg as Carl |
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Lotta Ramel as Fia |
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Philip Zandén as Jens |
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Catharina Alinder as Tina |
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Martin Lindström as Lill-John |
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Magnus Uggla as Schüll |
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Folke Lindh as The Old Man |
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Ing-Marie Carlsson as The Gothenburg Woman |
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Gunilla Olsson as The New Tenant |
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Jan Wirén as The Doctor |
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Hans Alfredson as Clara's Father (uncredited) |
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Tage Danielsson as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Povel Ramel as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Suzanne Brøgger as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Kristina Lugn as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Nils Petter Sundgren as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jan-Öjvind Swahn as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Klas Östergren as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Annika Hagström as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Carl-Olof Alm as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Åke Arenhill as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Anders Beckman as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Franco Mariano as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Niklas Rådström as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Carl Magnus von Seth as Poetry Reader (uncredited) |
| Writing | Hans Alfredson | Writer |
| Directing | Hans Alfredson | Director |
| Production | Hans Alfredson | Producer |
| Production | Waldemar Bergendahl | Producer |
| Sound | Stefan Nilsson | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Daniel Alfredson | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Jörgen Persson | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Håkan Bjerking | Assistant Director |
| Production | Anita Tesler | Production Manager |
| Art | Stig Boqvist | Production Design |
| Editing | Jan Persson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lenamari Wallström | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Horst Stadlinger | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Willie Peterson-Berger | Sound |
| Lighting | Ulf Björck | Electrician |
| Lighting | Eddie Axberg | Electrician |
| Camera | Lars Nielsen | Key Grip |
| Camera | Rolf Lindström | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanne Falck | Costume Assistant |
| Camera | Olof Jönsson | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Göran Carmback | Sound |
| Lighting | Nils Melander | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Berndt Frithiof | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sofia Ranow | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Per Carleson | Sound |