Giliap

Story

Synopsis

In a minor town the morose manager is primarily responsible for the bad atmosphere of a restaurant. But central for the plot are three persons: a male waiter who is never named (here called W), the female waiter Anna, and "the count", a self-invented nickname by a man cleaning plates. The count is skilled in making others do what he wants. Half a dozen of the personnel assist in a poorly planned and failed attempt to liberate a man whom the police move from one arrest to another. The event involves stealing a motorcycle and threatening policemen with a gun. Anna strongly tries to make contact with W. Finally it turns out that she need his help to break her sexual relation to the count, a relation that from her part is not motivated by positive feelings. W rejects her attempts. And then Anna has suddenly gone. She has got a pleasant job in another town. And then W's feelings awaken.

Director

Roy Andersson

Writers

Roy Andersson

Language

Swedish

Country

Sweden

Release date

16 November 1975

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Thommy Berggren

  Giliap

• 

  Mona Seilitz

  Anna

• 

  Willie Andréason

  Gustav Svensson, "Greven"

• Lars-Levi Læstadius

  Kreip

• Henry Olhans

  The Vulture, "Gamen"

• Rainer Mieth

  Fat Chef

• 

  Julie Bernby

  Singer

• 

  Pernilla August

  Girl at Summer Hotel

• Arne Leif Nielsen

• Carl-Åke Bergman

• Sven Sparr

• Ewa Wiberg