The Milkmaid

The Milkmaid (1953)

Hilja – maitotyttö

"God, purify my body and soul, let me be like I was before!"

Based on a short story by Johannes Linnankoski. A story of a milkmaid that falls in love with a student on holiday

Date of release
1953-12-25
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
T.J. Särkkä

Casting

Interesting facts

Hilja maitotyttö is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by T. J. Särkkä, and starred Anneli Sauli, Saulo Haarla and Tauno Palo. A film is based on the 1913 short story "Hilja the Milkmaid" by Johannes Linnankoski. When it premiered in Finland, the film caused a stir and controversy due to its eroticism and the rape scene included in the story; however, the erotic content guaranteed the sale of the film to a dozen other countries.

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