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Finnish Frustrations

1969 · 7 min

A quiet, uneasy glimpse of people grasping at a last chance, leaving a lingering ache of solitude.

Directed by
Eila Kaarresalo-Kasari
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kirsti Kemppainen, Kristiina Andersson, Helena Koivunen
Overview
Dances are ending. Last chance for women and men to find someone.

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Directed by
Eila Kaarresalo-Kasari
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kirsti Kemppainen, Kristiina Andersson, Helena Koivunen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • love
  • identity
  • gender
Places
  • 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
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Eila Kaarresalo-Kasari
Written by
Eila Kaarresalo-Kasari
Starring
Kirsti Kemppainen, Kristiina Andersson, Helena Koivunen, Matti Pellonpää, Ari Piispa, Nadja Pyykkö, Marja Rosenqvist, Christian Schwindt
Cinematography
Esko Nevalainen
Runtime
7 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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