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Int’l Critics Line: Anna Smith On ‘Tove’, Biopic Of Unconventional Moomins Creator

Art, love, jealousy and freedom are themes at the heart of Tove, the biopic of Swedish-Finnish Moomins creator Tove Jansson (Alma Pöysti). Her drawings of the hippo-like Moomintrolls became world famous, graduating from books and comic strips to theater, TV series, movies and even a theme park. But the Tove we meet in…

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‘Tove’ Director & Star Discuss Pressure Of Creating A Biopic About One Of Finland’s Most Famous Creatives – Contenders International

UPDATED with video: Finnish author Tove Jansson is most known for creating the enduringly popular children's characters the Moomins, which have spanned comics, books and TV series since she first came up with them in the 1940s. She is now the subject of a biopic, Tove, which is Finland's submission for the…

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Director Zaida Bergroth On Cult Drama ‘Maria’s Paradise’: “The Idea Was To Concentrate On The Love And Power” – Toronto Studio

There were quite a few films about cults at this year's TIFF, and one of the more provocative meditations on human manipulation came from Finland. Titled Maria's Paradise, Zaida Bergroth's film was inspired by the true story of Maria Åkerblom, who ran a cult in rural Finland that caused a major scandal back in the…

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