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Falling Angels

Falling Angels

Dec 05, 2008 1h 42m
5.8
4 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Falling Angels
Companies Blind Spot Pictures
Countries Finland
Keywords schizophrenia, marriage, poet, biography, based on play or musical, author, historical, mental illness, motherhood, 1950s
Oiva Lohtander

Oiva Lohtander

Lars Djupsjöbacka
Hannu Kivioja

Hannu Kivioja

Juha Mannerkorpi
Erica Pitkänen

Erica Pitkänen

Helena 5-6 v
Tiina Pirhonen

Tiina Pirhonen

Kustannustoimittaja Svea
Antti Litja

Antti Litja

Kustantaja
Taisto Oksanen

Taisto Oksanen

Kustantajan poika
Jaana Pesonen

Jaana Pesonen

Ailan äiti
Janina Berman

Janina Berman

Fru Snellman
Jani Volanen

Jani Volanen

Lääkäri Erjomaa
Saara Pakkasvirta

Saara Pakkasvirta

Djupsjöbackan äiti
Petri Järvinen

Petri Järvinen

Nuori Djupsjöbacka
Ossi Valo

Ossi Valo

Vihainen mies ikkunassa
Esa Kylmälä

Esa Kylmälä

Ylen kulttuuritoimittaja
Tuomas Uusitalo

Tuomas Uusitalo

Sairaalan vahtimestari