Through a Glass, Darkly (2008)

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Country: Denmark, Norway
Genres: Drama
Release: 2008-10-17
Director: Jesper W. Nielsen
Writers: Jostein Gaarder , Jesper W. Nielsen
Language: Norwegian
Stars: Marie Haagenrud , Aksel Hennie , Trine Wiggen , Mads Ousdal , Maria Sundell , Johannes Piene Gundersen , Àlex Batllori , Liv Ullmann , Celine Engebretsen , Asta Busingye Lydersen
Runtime: 100 min
Awards: 4 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: I et speil i en gåte , Enkelimysteerio (Finland) , Jakby w zwierciadle (Poland) , Through a Glass, Darkly (United Kingdom) , Through a Glass, Darkly , I et speil i en gåte (Norway) , Through a Glass, Darkly (United States of America) , I et spejl i en gåde (Denmark) , I en gåtfull spegel (Finland)
Plot: It is close to Christmas. In a snow covered landscape in the countryside of Norway we meet 12 year old CECILIE , her friend KLARA and Cecilie's family . They are all preparing for Christmas Eve. Cecilie, however, is seriously ill and spends most of her time in bed, daydreaming about the Spanish boy SEBASTIAN who she met on holiday last summer. One night ARIEL shows up in Cecilie's bedroom, a small strange looking fellow who claims he is an angel and starts talking to Cecilie about the wonders of life. Cecilie finds Ariel quite irritating, but they agree that if Cecilie tells Ariel how it feels to be a human being, Ariel will tell Cecilie about angels and the mysteries of the universe. "Through a Glass, Darkly" is a moving, magic and playful story about a young girl who, at the end of her life, learns to accept death and understands how wonderful life really is. The script is based on the novel "Through a Glass, Darkly" by world famous Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder ("Sophie's World").
IMDB:tt1170396