sensibly written by eeva putro, tove offers an engrossing portrait of a rebellious spirit whose unconventional outsider status ironically enabled her to connect with generations of readers. having first created her strangely hippo like characters as a distraction from the horrors of world war ii, jansson s moomins would become internationalfairytale icons, gracing books, stage shows, tv series, theme parks and more. handsomely lensed by linda wassberg and focusing on the formative post war decade, tove benefits from an electrifying performance by poysti, who dances her way through the ups and downs of her character s life, which she describes as a wonderful adventure which one should explore in all its twists and turns. that s something this movie does with aplomb. you can find it in cinemas now.
author, painter, novelist and illustrator, in zaida bergroth s intelligent film which was finland s entry for best international feature at the recent 93rd academy awards. i m extremely happy. 0h! well, pardon me. are you all right? i thought finland was a quiet place. it s always like this. having failed to gain recognition for the paintings which she believes define her, sculptor s daughter jansson turns rather reluctantly to the strange doodles and secret languages of the moomins to earn a living. meanwhile, her personal passions are inflamed by theatre director vivica bandler, played with fiery relish by krista kosonen, with whom she falls head over heels in love, while political philosopher atos wirtanen offers more steadfast if less thrilling affections.
while political philosopher atos wirtanen offers more steadfast, if less thrilling affections. sensitively written by eeva putro, tove offers an engrossing portrait of a rebellious spirit whose unconventional outsider status ironically enabled her to connect with generations of readers. having first created her strangely hippo like characters as a distraction from the horrors of world war ii, moomins became international fairy tale icons, gracing books, stage shows, tv series, theme parks and more. handsomely lensed and focusing on the formative postwar decade, tove benefits from an electrifying performance from poysti who dances her way through the ups and downs of her character s life, which she describes as a wonderful adventure that one should exploit all its twists and turns. that is something this movie does with a plum.
sensitively written by eeva putro, tove offers an engrossing portrait of a rebellious spirit whose unconventional outsider status ironically enabled her to connect with generations of readers. having first created her strangely hippo like characters as a distraction from the horrors of world war ii, moomins became international fairy tale icons, gracing books, stage shows, tv series, theme parks and more. handsomely lensed and focusing on the formative postwar decade, tove benefits from an electrifying performance from poysti who dances her way through the ups and downs of her character s life, which she describes as a wonderful adventure that one should exploit all its twists and turns. that is something this movie does with a plum.
creator, tove jansson. alma poysti plays the swedo finnish finish author, painter, novelist and illustrator inside an intelligent film which was their entry for international feature at the recent 93rd academy awards. i m extremely happy. 0h! well, pardon me. are you all right? i thought finland was a quiet place. it s always like this. having failed to gain recognition for the paintings which she believes define her, sculptor s daughterjansson turns rather reluctantly to the strange doodles and secret languages of the moomins to earn a living. meanwhile, her personal passions are inflamed by theatre director vivica bandler, played with fiery relish by krista kosonen, of whom she falls head over heels in love.