The heart of the film is the Koppelo family. Worn out after a number of travels, but united and strong, this family is proud of their history. They have their share of misfortunes but never...
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Title: The Matriarch (2007)
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2 nominations.
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Sanna-Kaisa Palo | ... | Martta |
| Samuel Vauramo | ... | Kasper | |
| Jenni Banerjee | ... | Lara | |
| Heikki Kinnunen | ... | Niccolo / Otto | |
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Tatu Siivonen | ... | Repe |
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Tuomas Uusitalo | ... | Hippo |
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Toni Wahlström | ... | Ventti |
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Kaarina Turunen | ... | Hullu-Helena |
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Lotta Lehtikari | ... | Veera |
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Elina Knihtilä | ... | Roosa |
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Emma Piitulainen | ... | Anna |
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Puntti Valtonen | ... | Jori |
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Ismo Apell | ... | Jali Nappi |
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Janne Reinikainen | ... | Lutku |
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The heart of the film is the Koppelo family. Worn out after a number of travels, but united and strong, this family is proud of their history. They have their share of misfortunes but never stop believing in themselves: We are not just any gang of vagabonds; we are part of world history!
Members of the Koppelo family were once court tailors for Nicholas II of Russia. The Finnish family sewed all the beautiful wedding gowns and lace dresses familiar from photos of the Czar´s family. When the Russian revolution started, Sofia, one of the ancestresses of the family and Nicholas II´s last mistress, fled to Finland with her out-of-wedlock son, her sisters and their families. They crossed the frozen Gulf of Finland and ended up in Terijoki, a small town in the south-eastern Finland that now belongs to Russia.
Accused of being Bolshevists, the family fled the Finnish Civil War to Europe. Years passed, and the family spread throughout the United States and Southern Europe. In 1970s, part of ...
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Written by Tuomas Holopainen
Performed by Marco Hietala
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Filmed simultaniously in both Finnish and English. See more »Alternate Versions
Filmed also in English. See more »Soundtracks
While Your Lips Are Still RedWritten by Tuomas Holopainen
Performed by Marco Hietala
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Country:
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FinnishRelease Date:
14 September 2007 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
The Matriarch See more »Filming Locations:
Herajärvi, Kolin kansallispuisto, FinlandEdit
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EUR1,400,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I get a Finnish copy of this movie with Italian and English subtitle.
it's a shame that this movie didn't get more attention because : - the picture and the music are great - the plot is very non-typical - there is no boring sex or conventional violence - it's a mix of irony and tales
in a nutshell this movie is a little bit like a johnny Depp or Kusturica's movies.
I should admit that this movie have some lack (Maybe because of its low budget) some better actors should have been hired, some characters should have been better elaborated and some part of the scenario also. nevertheless it didn't prevent me to dream