Film·1998·K-7·1h 54m

A Respectable Tragedy

Drama

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.

Directed by Kaisa Rastimo

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Cast

12 credited

Ville Virtanen
Ville VirtanenTauno Saarinen
Päivi Akonpelto
Päivi AkonpeltoElisabeth Saarinen
Henriikka Salo
Henriikka SaloNaimi Saarinen
Kyllikki Forssell
Kyllikki ForssellAda, Arturs mother
Timo Jurkka
Timo JurkkaArtur, Naimi's ex-husband
Saara Hilpinen
Saara HilpinenTellervo Nurmi
Maria Järvenhelmi
Maria JärvenhelmiJenny
Ossi Lehtinen
Ossi LehtinenPekka Saarinen
Mari Rantasila
Mari RantasilaAdan piika
Kati Outinen
Kati OutinenMidwife
Lotta Lindroos
Lotta LindroosSirkka
Veikko Uusimäki
Veikko UusimäkiPriest

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