Synopsis
The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Sami ParkkinenScreenplay
- Heikki KujanpääScreenplay
- Heikki Huttu-HiltunenScreenplay
- Timo HietalaOriginal Music Composer
- Heikki KujanpääDirector
Cast
- Elena LeeveHelena
- Tommi KorpelaLauri
- Elina KnihtiläAila
- Oiva LohtanderLars Djupsjöbacka
- Juhani NiemeläHermanni
- Hannu KiviojaJuha Mannerkorpi
- Erica PitkänenHelena 5-6 v
- Tiina PirhonenKustannustoimittaja Svea
- Antti LitjaKustantaja
- Taisto OksanenKustantajan poika
- Taneli MäkeläAilan isä
- Jaana PesonenAilan äiti
Stills
Themes
schizophreniamarriagepoetbiographybased on play or musicalauthorhistoricalmental illnessmotherhood1950s