Synopsis
Once a naïve, love-struck girl now forsaken by her lover, Maija leaves her island home to work as a housemaid in the city, only to be seduced by her employer's son Erkki, then forced to leave the household in order to avoid the scandal of a pregnancy. With few prospects for a decent job, Maija is reduced to working as a bar hostess to make ends meet, ever fending off the advances of disreputable clients, even as she continues to hold out hope for an enduring love that will redeem her from her fate.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Teuvo TulioDirector
- Nisse HirnScreenplay
Cast
- Marie-Louise FockMaija
- Ture AraAarne
- Kunto KarapääErkki Holmberg
- Lauri KorpelaAukusti
- Annie SundmanMrs. Holmberg
- Ida SalmiGranny
- Sven RelanderMr. Auronen
- Paavo JännesHenrik Karo
- Frans KampmanKalle
- Fritz-Hugo BackmanKlaus Hallberg (uncredited)
- Aili TikkaBrita (uncredited)
- Kaarlo AavajokiHarri (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
older man younger woman relationshipcity as place of sin