The Leaning Tower ( Kalteva torni )

The Leaning Tower (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Kalteva torni
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Timo Koivusalo

Written By:
Timo Koivusalo

Actors:
Martti Suosalo ..... Johannes
Liisa Kuoppamäki ..... Laura
Seela Sella ..... Elsa
Risto Salmi ..... Leo
Mats Långbacka ..... Olavi
Siiri Suosalo ..... Suvi
Mika Räinä ..... Atreet Musician
Laura Jurkka ..... Nurse #1
Jemina Sillanpää ..... Sara
Jerry Wahlforss ..... Juan
Ali Ahmeti ..... Sara's Father
Zsuzsanna Rosendahl ..... Sara's Mother
Eeva Hakulinen ..... Travel Agency Clerk
Emilio Rigagnoli ..... Paolo Cavallini
Marek Urbanski ..... Refugee Official

Synopsis:

The affable but behaviourally disturbed Johannes, whose progressively worsening condition leads to him being admitted to a psychiatric clinic, is terrified of not being able to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa before it collapses. And so he builds his own wooden leaning tower in the clinic grounds. It catches the eye of a little girl whose grandmother is a former ballerina. The elderly lady would love to show her granddaughter the places in Italy that she saw in the course of her career - including the Leaning Tower of Pisa. And so the three set out for Italy - made possible by the fact that the little girl's mother just happens to be Johannes' nurse. But when they fail to return, she has to head south and look for them.

Johannes suffers from a life-curtailing personality disorder. Johannes is building a leaning tower from wooden discs in the park of a mental hospital when a little girl who is playing here becomes acquainted with him. His biggest dream, to see the Leaning Tower, becomes also her dream. The grandmother of the girl, a former ballerina who once toured Europes opera stages, promises to take them in Italy - she also wants to see the scenes of her early lifes dreams. One day, the mother of the little girl, who also is the mental nurse for Johannes, goes after the threesome when she cant find them. Here starts an incredible story in the heart of Europe.

A middle-aged mental patient suffering from a split personality travels to Italy where his two personalities set off all kinds of confusing developments.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 26 March, 2009.

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