Äideistä parhain (2005)

Note Générale:

7,7/10   

Réalisateur:

Klaus Härö

Scénaristes:

Veikko Aaltonen (based on a screenplay by)
Heikki Hietamies (novel)

Date de sortie:

30 septembre 2005 (Finland)

Genre:

Drame

Intrigue:

During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict...

Plot Keywords:

Finnish | Swedish | War Child | Beach | Flashback Sequence

Récompenses:

11 wins & 5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Truly Moving picture

Ensemble

Topi Majaniemi	...	Eero Lahti
Marjaana Maijala	...	Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti
Maria Lundqvist	...	Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa
Michael Nyqvist	...	Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
Esko Salminen	...	Eero Lahti - nykyaika
Aino-Maija Tikkanen	...	Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika
Kari-Pekka Toivonen	...	Lauri - Eeron isä
Brasse Brännström	...	Isoisä Ruotsissa
Penny Elvira Loftéen	...	Siv - naapurintyttö
Maria Langhammer	...	Anna
Leif Andrée	...	Gunnar
Marie Göranzon	...	Rouva Grevnäs
Åsa Persson	...	Opettajatar
Gustav Wiklund	...	Pappi
Patrick Henriksen	...	Tuomas - kotiavustaja

Autre(s) titre(s):

Den bästa av mödrar (Sweden)
Mother of Mine (International: English title)

Durée:

Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:111 min

Pays:

Finland | Sweden

Langue:

Finlandais | Suédois

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Finland:K-11 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13

Lieux de tournage:

Helsinki, Finland

Société:

Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)

Anecdotes:

Like the main character Eero, writer Heikki Hietamies was a war-child and was evacuated from Finland to Skåne, Sweden.

Truly Moving picture

I am a judge for the Indianapolis-based Heartland Film Festival. This feature film is a Crystal Heart Award Winner and is eligible to be the Grand Prize Winner in October of 2006. The Heartland Film Festival is a non-profit organization that honors Truly Moving Pictures. A Truly Moving Picture "…explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life."

During World War II, the powerful Russians invaded small Finland. The Finns resisted mightily. But, many Finn parents were afraid for their children's safety and 70,000 were sent to Sweden for their own safety.

Eero, a 9 year old Finn boy, was one of these children who was sent away to neutral Sweden after his father-soldier was killed in battle. His natural mother did this with much love and sorrow. Eero was her only child and the reason for her existence. Eero does not want to go, and he misses his father.

When Eero arrives in Sweden, he is assigned to a foster home on a farm in a very remote region. The new foster-father is loving and nurturing, but the new foster-mother is cold and bitter because she recently lost her only child, a daughter, in an accident. But slowly Eero is accepted by the foster-mother too, and Eero feels loved and secure and happy, and actually stops missing his natural mother.

Then, Eero's natural mother asks for his return.

Eero, as an older man looks back at his childhood, sometimes tragic and sometimes wonderful, and tries to make sense of it.

The viewer is struck by the great sacrifices the two mothers made for Eero. Mothers are vital to their children because they will always personally care for them. But in extreme circumstances, sometimes letting them go can be just as vital. But certainly it's much harder.

This film has wonderful acting, directing and cinematography. The bleakness of the Swedish landscape and the simple, dignified lifestyle of the people are brilliantly displayed.

FYI – There is a Truly Moving Pictures web site where there is a listing of past Crystal Heart Award winners as well as other Truly Moving Picture Award winners that are now either at the theater or available on video.