Stars Above ( Tähtitaivas talon yllä )

Stars Above (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: Tähtitaivas talon yllä
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

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

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

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Iceland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Saara Cantell

Written By:
Saara Cantell

Actors:
Elin Petersdottir ..... Salla
Meri Nenonen ..... Tuulikki
Irina Bjorklund ..... Saima
Senja Mäkiaho ..... Salla-Mari
Lauri Tanskanen ..... Ville
Tuulia Eloranta ..... Kerttu-piika
Silja Eriksson ..... Impi-piika
Leo Honkonen ..... Toivo
Jussi Johnsson ..... Laiha-Matti
Elina Kanerva ..... Kyllikki
Sinikka Mokkila ..... Rauha
Mio Määttä ..... Paavo
Matti Onnismaa ..... Vihavaisen isäntä
Kaija Pakarinen ..... Anoppi
Noora Peltokukka ..... Anneli

Synopsis:

Stars Above follows the stories of three women from the same family in three different decades. The setting for all the stories is the same: an old country house that has been in the family for years. Each woman is between 30 and 40 and at a crossroads in their lives during her story segment. The three women - Saima(Irina Björklund), Tuulikki (Meri Nenonen) and Salla (Elin Petersdottir) are each in turn to spend the autumn in the country house that was built in the 1920's, and which is later used as the family's summer house. Saima´s story takes place in 1942, Tuulikki´s story in 1978, and Salla´s story in the present day. In the film, the women´s stories overlap like the various coloured threads in a wall fabric, and gradually the individual fates of the women, scattered across decades, form a whole picture.

Stars above follows the stories of three women from the same family across three different decades. The main characters - Saima, Tuulikki and Salla - each lives in the same country house. Saima´s story takes place in the war time 1942, when Finland fought against Soviet Union, Tuulikki´s story in colourful year 1978 and Salla´s story in the present day. Each woman is between 30 and 40. This deep and beautiful, yet humorous film pictures the encounters between people and the possibilities for choice. How much does the time we live in affect us - and our ability to hold on to our dreams? What are those things which we pass on from one generation to the next? What changes, what remains the same? And to what extent do mothers´ choices, let alone their unspoken secrets, affect their daughters´ lives?

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 06 October, 2012.

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