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White Lies

1994 · 72 min

A quiet, wry Finnish chamber piece where small domestic tensions and unspoken longing simmer under dry humour.

Directed by
Matti Ijäs
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Vesa Vierikko, Pirjo Lankinen, Martti Suosalo
Overview
The relationship between a priest's wife and the renovator crackles with passion. While the rectory terrace is being restored, there is a triangular drama at the fore: a priest, a priest’s wife and a renovator.

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Directed by
Matti Ijäs
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Vesa Vierikko, Pirjo Lankinen, Martti Suosalo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • faith
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Matti Ijäs
Written by
Heikki Reivilä, Matti Ijäs
Starring
Vesa Vierikko, Pirjo Lankinen, Martti Suosalo, Lasse Pöysti, Seela Sella, Lauri Tuura, Matti Pellonpää, Paavo Liski
Runtime
72 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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