The Tattooed Widow (1998)
- Original title
- Den tatuerade änkan
- Directed by
- Lars Molin
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An older woman in a stagnant marriage inherits money and an apartment from a relative. The inheritance allows her to pursue the dreams she had set aside.
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What happens
The Tattooed Widow (Swedish: Den tatuerade änkan) is a Swedish International Emmy Award winning TV movie from 1998, written and directed by Lars Molin. The film is centered on the sexagenarian (60+) woman Ester, played by Mona Malm. Ester lives in a somewhat failed marriage where she is expected to take care of the household and be a good grandmother. But when a female relative, Aunt Agnes, dies, everything changes. Agnes' death and a lot of money and a big apartment that Ester inherits from her offers Ester new possibilities and becomes an impulse for her to live her dreams. In 1999 The Tattooed Widow was awarded an Emmy Award for best international TV movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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