Elina: As If I Wasn't There
2002 · Movie · 74 min. · Finland
In rural Finland 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 belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father.
Direction Klaus Härö
Cast Natalie Minnevik · Bibi Andersson · Marjaana Maijala · Sara Arnia · Henrik Rafaelsen · Tind Soneby · Björn Granath · Jarl Lindblad · Carolina Berggren · Amanda Andersson
Soundtrack Tuomas Kantelinen
Screenplay Jimmy Karlsson · Kjell Sundstedt · Kerstin Johansson i Backe
Cinematography Jarkko T. Laine
Original title Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (Näkymätön Elina) As If I Didn't Exist)
6.8
61 votes (FilmAffinity)
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