Falling Angels (2008)
"Putoavia enkeleitä" (original title)

Director:

Heikki Kujanpää

Writers:

Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen (screenplay), Heikki Kujanpää (screenplay),

Stars:

Elena Leeve, Tommi Korpela, Elina Knihtilä

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elena Leeve	...	Helena Viita / Nuori Aila
Tommi Korpela	...	Lauri Viita
Elina Knihtilä	...	Aila Meriluoto
Oiva Lohtander	...	Djupsjöbacka
Juhani Niemelä	...	Hermanni
Hannu Kivioja	...	Mannerkorpi
Erica Pitkänen	...	Helena 5-6v.
Tiina Pirhonen	...	Svea
Antti Litja	...	Kustantaja
Taisto Oksanen	...	Kustantajan Poika
Taneli Mäkelä	...	Ailan Isä
Jaana Pesonen	...	Ailan Äiti
Pirjo Lonka	...	Maire
Janina Berman	...	Fru Snellman
Jani Volanen	...	Nuori Lääkäri

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

mental health | artist | mental institution | mother daughter estrangement | poetry | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

5 December 2008 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Falling Angels

Box Office

Budget:

€1,250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blind Spot Pictures Oy, Yleisradio (YLE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Djupsjöbacka: Too much Viita, too much pain.

User Reviews

A nice surprise

I found this film entirely by accident when I tried to download a torrent of another film with the same name.

A quick google search showed that the film is rather loosely based on the life of Finnish poet, Lauri Viita, whom I'd never heard of.

Plot is in the vein of Pollock and A Beautiful Mind, and the production values are on par with both of those films. Stunning cinematography and art direction. It took me a few minutes to realize that the lead actress was playing two roles - that of the poet's grown daughter, and that of his wife during the flashbacks. This is the first Finnish film I've seen and it's made me want to search for more.