False as Water
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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.
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Cast
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Malin Ek
Clara
Also in
The Guardian Angel
Sunday's Children
Sverre Anker Ousdal
John
Known for
Insomnia
Kitchen Stories
Marie Göranzon
Anna
Known for
Beck
Dancing Queens
Stellan Skarsgård
Stig
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
Örjan Ramberg
Carl
Known for
The Call-up
Lotta Ramel
Fia
Also in
Semlons gröna dalar
A Christmas Tale
Philip Zandén
Jens
Known for
438 Days
Open Hearts
Catharina Alinder
Tina
Known for
The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca
Martin Lindström
Lill-John
Known for
The Sacrifice
Magnus Uggla
Schüll
Also in
G
Da Möb
Folke Lindh
The Old Man
Also in
Jim and the Pirates Blom
Tre Terminer
Ing-Marie Carlsson
The Gothenburg Woman
Known for
My Life as a Dog
Beck
Hans Alfredson Director · Stefan Nilsson Composer Jörgen Persson Cinematographer
First release November 8, 1985 · Produced in Sweden · Production Svenska Ord, FilmTeknik
Production
SF Studios
Production
Svenska Ord
Production
FilmTeknik
Production
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Falsk som vatten
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Romania · November 8, 1985
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 3, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Sweden
November 8, 1985 · Premiere
December 12, 2007 · Physical · DVD release
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