The Tears of Saint Peter

The Tears of Saint Peter

100 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 11, 1995

Izabella Scorupco plays Carla, who is a con-artist somewhere in mediavel Sweden. Carla is disguised as a man and she is selling a "product" called Petri tårar (Tears of St. Peter). This product cures every sickness. In order to promote her product she promises to wake up from the dead all citizens of the town who have died within the last ten years. Both the bishop and the mayor are alarmed as they fear loss of influence over them and try to work against Carla. There are also many citizens who don't want to see their "loved ones" wake up from the dead. In order to make things more confusing, Carla and the son of the mayor, Mark, fall in love with each other.

The Tears of Saint Peter

100 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 11, 1995

The Tears of Saint Peter
Izabella Scorupco plays Carla, who is a con-artist somewhere in mediavel Sweden. Carla is disguised as a man and she is selling a "product" called Petri tårar (Tears of St. Peter). This product cures every sickness. In order to promote her product she promises to wake up from the dead all citizens of the town who have died within the last ten years. Both the bishop and the mayor are alarmed as they fear loss of influence over them and try to work against Carla. There are also many citizens who don't want to see their "loved ones" wake up from the dead. In order to make things more confusing, Carla and the son of the mayor, Mark, fall in love with each other.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers FilmTeknik, Kinoproduction, Svenska Filminstitutet, TV4, Svensk Filmindustri, Northern Lights, MovieMakers, Kenneth Madsen Filmproduktion
Original title Petri tårar
Directors Erich Hörtnagl
Writers Erich Hörtnagl, Jonas Cornell

Cast

Izabella Scorupco

as Carla / Carlo

Rolf Lassgård

as Mayor

Enrico Bonavera

as Tabarin

Lasse Pöysti

as The Cripple

Leif Andrée

as Kastraten

Jan Malmsjö

as Mr. von Toppler

Johanna Sällström

as Fröken Karin

Niklas Falk

as Knight