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Aliisa

1970 · 75 min

A quiet, sobering slice of life that asks you to sit with an old woman's daily struggle and feel the weight of small indignities.

Directed by
Jukka Sipilä
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Siiri Angerkoski, Selma Miettinen, Varma Lahtinen
Overview
The problems faced by a pensioner living on a low income in Finland in the late 1960s.

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Directed by
Jukka Sipilä
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Siiri Angerkoski, Selma Miettinen, Varma Lahtinen
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • aging
  • isolation
  • survival
  • loneliness
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Jukka Sipilä
Written by
Aulikki Oksanen
Starring
Siiri Angerkoski, Selma Miettinen, Varma Lahtinen, Anja Pohjola, Paavo Pentikäinen, Erkki Pajala
Runtime
75 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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