Elina: As If I Wasn't There
In rural 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 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.
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HD
Drama, Family
2002
77 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Elina: As If I Wasn't There
- Duration : 77 min
- Languages : Swedish, Finnish
- Writers : Kerstin Johansson i Backe (novel), Jimmy Karlsson (screenplay), Kjell Sundstedt
- Directors : Klaus Hèrè min
- Imdb : 7.1 (1375 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.7 (711 votes)
- Actors : Natalie Minnevik, Bibi Andersson, Marjaana Maijala, Henrik Rafaelsen
Movie Storyline
In rural 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 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.