11 May 2005
Lemming
After the death of his boss's wife, a young engineer faces the sudden psychological metamorphosis of his own wife, seemingly possessed by the soul of the deceased...
A Respectable Tragedy
In the 1930s, middle-aged museum curator Tauno Saarinen yearns for a young beautiful maid and writes a lengthy confession about his feelings which he gives his wife Elisabet to read. Elisabet shows the writings to her husband's sister Naimi, an art critic who tries to reconcile with her ex-husband despite a spiteful mother-in-law. Meanwhile, things gets worse between Tauno and Elisabet when the young maid, seduced by Tauno, becomes pregnant. Based on a novel by Helvi Hämäläinen, first published in 1941 but partly censored until 1995 because allegedly based on true incidents involving well-known people.
Top Billed Cast
Ville Virtanen Tauno Saarinen
Päivi Akonpelto Elisabeth Saarinen
Henriikka Salo Naimi Saarinen
Kyllikki Forssell Ada, Arturs mother
Timo Jurkka Artur, Naimi's ex-husband
Saara Hilpinen Tellervo Nurmi
Maria Järvenhelmi Jenny
Ossi Lehtinen Pekka Saarinen
Mari Rantasila Adan piika
Kati Outinen Midwife
Lotta Lindroos Sirkka
Veikko Uusimäki Priest
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