Lieksa (The Matriarch)
2007
***
Director: Markku Pölönen
Cast: Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Samuli vauramo, Jenni Banerjee, Peter Franzen
A family who used to be dressmakers for Czar Nikolay now live like gypsies and travel across the country in search of their eldorado, Lieksa. Markku Pölönen's films are traditionally set in the post-war years and rooted in reality. The setting of this baffling fable seems timeless and the story is, frankly, rubbish. However, it looks absolutely stunning and its overall atmosphere has peculiar charm.
