Tulennielijä (1998)

Director:

Pirjo Honkasalo

Writer:

Pirkko Saisio (writer)

Release Date:

30 October 1998 (Finland)

Plot:

The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother...

Plot Keywords:

1950s | 1960s | Circus | Fire | Orphan

Awards:

12 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Elina Hurme	...	Helena
Tiina Weckström	...	Mother
Elena Leeve	...	Helena 14 Years
Elsa Saisio	...	Irene 14 Years
Vappu Jurkka	...	Grandmother
Jordi Borrell	...	Ramon
Sari Havukainen	...	Helena 8 Years
Inka Vogt	...	Irene 8 Years
Unna Kitti	...	Girl
Per Ragnar	...	Circus Director
Jani Volanen	...	Clown
Sulevi Peltola	...	Arvo
Tõnu Kark	...	Russian Officer
Kristo Salminen	...	Heinz
Eeva-Maija Haukinen	...	Godmother #1

Also Known As:

Fire-Eater (Canada: English title)

Runtime:

100 min | Argentina:100 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Finland | Sweden

Language:

Finnish | German | Russian | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Company:

Marko Röhr Productions

Beautiful in a subtle way

This is like a crude jewel. Beautiful scenes and great moments are captured on film, but it does not make a great whole. The direction wanders and the pace is uncertain. The score by Einhorn has great depth not used to be heard in Finnish movies. Rating 6/10.