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A Respectable Tragedy
Drama

A RESPECTABLE TRAGEDY

19981h 54m4.5 TMDb

Directed by Kaisa Rastimo

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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.

Cast

Ville Virtanen

Ville Virtanen

Tauno Saarinen

Päivi Akonpelto

Päivi Akonpelto

Elisabeth Saarinen

Henriikka Salo

Henriikka Salo

Naimi Saarinen

Kyllikki Forssell

Kyllikki Forssell

Ada, Arturs mother

Timo Jurkka

Timo Jurkka

Artur, Naimi's ex-husband

Saara Hilpinen

Saara Hilpinen

Tellervo Nurmi

Maria Järvenhelmi

Maria Järvenhelmi

Jenny

Ossi Lehtinen

Ossi Lehtinen

Pekka Saarinen

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion7.5
Complexity6.5
Humor5
Realism7.6
Action5.4
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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