Helena, a daughter of two famous writers Aila Meriluoto and Lauri Viita, has only dim recollections of her childhood. She adored her father and blames her mother of her his schizophrenia and breaking up the family. When Helena finds out about a biography her mom is writing, she suffers a nervous breakdown and ends up in a mental hospital. Aila returns from Sweden to take care of her daughter and as a part of the recovery process Helena starts to read the biography which takes her back in the artistic life of her parents in the 40´s and 50´s. She experiences an epic love story that drove a man insane and is forced to relive the darkening of Lauri Viita.
That is the set-up for new Finnish period drama Falling Angels (Putoavia enkeleitä) from director Heikki Kujanpää. Once I got over the leading man's resemblance to a young Willem Dafoe - it's creepy, really - I was immediately drawn right in to the thing. The cinematography is gorgeous, attention to detail spot on and the relationship between the two leads looks to be quite compelling. Very nice. Check it out in the Twitch Player below the break.
