Helene (2020)
Year 1915. Helene Schjerfbeck lives as a forgotten artist with her elderly mother in the countryside. It has been years since the last exhibit, and Helene continues to paint only because of her passion. Everything changes when art dealer finds Helen and her 159 wonderful paintings - and wants to organize a big private exhibit. However, Helen's turning point comes only when she is introduced to Einar Reuter. Young Einar is a forester, art enthusiast, and a passionate admirer of Helene's work. He becomes Helen's trusted and lover.
- Date of release
- 2020-01-17
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (17)
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Antti J. Jokinen
Casting
- Laura Birn — Helene Schjerfbeck
- Johannes Holopainen — Einar Reuter
- Pirkko Saisio — Olga Schjerfbeck
- Krista Kosonen — Helena Westermarck
- Eero Aho — Magnus Schjerfbeck
- Jarkko Lahti — Gösta Sundman
- Saana Koivisto — Tyra Arp
- Jan Korander — Dr. Säilä
- Petteri Pennilä — Merchant
- Valentina Kalinina — Annulilla
- Inger Liis Savi — Young Helene
- Aarne Soro — Landlord
Interesting facts
Helene is a 2020 Finnish historical drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. The film stars Laura Birn as the titular Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck. It is based on the Rakel Liehu’s Runeberg Prize-winning novel of the same name, adapted for the screen by Jokinen and Marko Leino.
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