An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.
Kaarina Suo
The original title is "Mieletön elokuu" (FI).
The runtime is 104 minutes (1h 44m).
The film features dialogue in 5 languages: Swedish, Czech, English, Finnish, Russian.
It was a co-production between: Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Sweden.
The film was directed by Taru Mäkelä.
The screenplay was written by Raija Talvio.
The score was composed by Stein Berge Svendsen.
Cinematography was handled by Jouko Seppälä.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt2330979.
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Mixed
7 votes
Mieletön elokuu
Released
K-7
svenska, Český, English, suomi, Pусский
Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Sweden
