Through a Glass, Darkly

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").

Grosses

Norway
$241,272
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorNordisk Film
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Opening$69,354
41 theaters
Release DateOct 17, 2008
Running Time1 hr 40 min
GenresDrama
In Release441 days/63 weeks
Widest Release41 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 17-197$69,354-41-$1,691$69,3541
Oct 24-2611$39,516-43%35-6$1,129$149,7002
Oct 31-Nov 215$23,629-40.2%32-3$738$180,2093
Nov 7-920$8,610-63.6%13-19$662$197,7124
Nov 14-1620$8,592-0.2%17+4$505$209,2975
Nov 21-2322$4,638-46%11-6$421$227,1586
Nov 28-3023$3,434-26%11-$312$222,7537
Dec 5-725$2,838-17.4%17+6$166$223,0218
Dec 12-1438$892-68.6%8-9$111$235,4739
Jan 2-435$397-5-$79$241,27212