August Fools

Movie
Audience Score
55
August Fools
NR 1 hr 44 minComedy, Romance
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.
WriterRaija Talvio

Movie Details

Original Language:Finnish
Executive Producers:Taru Mäkelä, Jouko Seppälä, Jaroslav Kučera
Production Companies:Kinosto, Pomor Film, Fog'n'Desire Films, Česká televize, Filmgården