A Respectable Tragedy 1998
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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.
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.
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... Tauno Saarinen
... Elisabeth Saarinen
... Naimi Saarinen
... Ada, Arturs mother
... Artur, Naimi's ex-husband
... Tellervo Nurmi
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Release Date:
Sep 18, 1998 (Finland)
Run Time:
1hr 54`
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Original Language:
Finnish
Production Countries:
Finland
Status:
Released
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... Director
Cast
... Tauno Saarinen
... Elisabeth Saarinen
... Naimi Saarinen
... Ada, Arturs mother
... Artur, Naimi's ex-husband
... Tellervo Nurmi
... Jenny
... Pekka Saarinen
... Adan piika
... Midwife
... Sirkka
... Priest
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LV
Lauri Vänskä... Location Manager
... Producer
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