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The Dress (1964)

The Dress poster
Original title
Klänningen
Directed by
Vilgot Sjöman
Genre
drama
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
15
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman confronts her husband and daughter about a new dress she discovers. The film explores the tensions and secrets within a Swedish family over the course of a single day.

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What happens

The Dress (Swedish: Klänningen) is a 1964 Swedish drama film directed by Vilgot Sjöman and starring Gunn Wållgren, Gunnar Björnstrand and Tina Hedström. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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