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Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003)
Directed by Klaus Härö
Drama, Family · 1h 17m
In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Cast
Natalie Minnevik
Bibi Andersson
Marjaana Maijala
Henrik Rafaelsen
Tind Soneby
Björn Granath
Crew
- Director
- Klaus Härö
- Screenplay
- Kjell Sundstedt
- Novel
- Kerstin Johansson i Backe
- Director of Photography
- Jarkko T. Laine
- Original Music Composer
- Tuomas Kantelinen
- Editor
- Riitta Poikselkä, Thomas Täng
- Producer
- Anders Landström, Charlotta Denward
Details
- Original title
- Elina – som om jag inte fanns
- Release date
- 2003-01-31
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Original language
- SV
- Spoken languages
- Finnish, Swedish
- Countries
- Finland, Sweden
- Production
- Filmpool Nord, Svenska Filminstitutet, Filmlance International, Kinoproduction