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Falling Angels (2008)

Original title: Putoavia enkeleitä

2008-12-05 · 1h 42m · FI
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The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.

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Heikki KujanpääDirector
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$1.4M

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Elena LeeveElena LeeveHelenaTommi KorpelaTommi KorpelaLauriElina KnihtiläElina KnihtiläAilaOiva LohtanderOiva LohtanderLars DjupsjöbackaJuhani NiemeläJuhani NiemeläHermanniHannu KiviojaHannu KiviojaJuha MannerkorpiErica PitkänenErica PitkänenHelena 5-6 vTiina PirhonenTiina PirhonenKustannustoimittaja SveaAntti LitjaAntti LitjaKustantajaTaisto OksanenTaisto OksanenKustantajan poikaTaneli MäkeläTaneli MäkeläAilan isäJaana PesonenJaana PesonenAilan äiti

Keywords

Mental illnessBiographyHistorical1950sMarriageBased on play or musicalAuthorSchizophreniaMotherhoodPoet

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityMental Illness · Biography · HistoricalDialogue densityDramaDirector preference420241Actor preference423221 · 193436 · 420038Country preferenceFi

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What is Falling Angels about?

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.

How long is Falling Angels?

Falling Angels has a runtime of 102 minutes.