Heaven and Hell

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.

1988

2h 1min

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Top Billed Cast

Ole Lemmeke
Jonni
Karina Skands
Maria
Erik Mørk
Bols
Harriet Andersson
Jasmin
Waage Sandø
Moritzen
Peter Schrøder
Christian
Anne Marie Helger
Ekpeditrice
Vibeke Hastrup
Lillian
Nikolaj Steen
Herbert
Pernille Højmark
Nurse
Judy Gringer
Snow White
Lise Ringheim
Kim Sjøgren
Veli Dastan
Dorte Højsted
Michael Christensen
Leif Trier Mønsted
Stig Møller
Søren Schou

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