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    A Respectable Tragedy

    114'

    1998-09-18

    4.5

    Drama

    Overview:

    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.

    WritingHelvi HämäläinenDirectingKaisa Rastimo

    Cast

    2

    Tauno Saarinen

    Ville Virtanen

    1

    Elisabeth Saarinen

    Päivi Akonpelto

    1

    Naimi Saarinen

    Henriikka Salo

    1

    Ada, Arturs mother

    Kyllikki Forssell

    1

    Artur, Naimi's ex-husband

    Timo Jurkka

    1

    Tellervo Nurmi

    Saara Hilpinen

    1

    Jenny

    Maria Järvenhelmi

    1

    Pekka Saarinen

    Ossi Lehtinen

    1

    Adan piika

    Mari Rantasila

    1

    Midwife

    Kati Outinen

    1

    Sirkka

    Lotta Lindroos

    1

    Priest

    Veikko Uusimäki

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Finland
    • List of languages:
      1. Finnish
    • List of companies:
      1. Kinotaurus
    • Vote Count: 6
    • Popularity: 0.3547
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä

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