Having spent the weekend watching Finnish films, this was probably the best and a good introduction to the world of films ala Scandinavia. Like most Finnish films it's a dense yet gentle character study with some surprisingly good acting by the children and a simple plot. A worth...( read more)
Natalie Minnevik, Bibi Andersson, Marjaana Maijala
In rural northern Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belon...( read more
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May 1, 2008
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March 25, 2009
Elina - Som om jag inte fanns is a Sweden- Finnish film. The story of the film is universal, although it sets in the area on the Swedish side of border between Finland and Sweden. Except for the lack of ornamentation, it is a sweet story focusing on dimensions of people. This fil...( read more)
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February 8, 2009
SWEDISH!!!
Love it, missunderstod and poor, can't go wrong with that...
Also read the book, amazing!! -
December 2, 2007
A nice little story about a girl who tries to survive in the world without her father.
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