Sibelius
2003
**
Director: Timo Koivusalo
Cast: Martti Suosalo, Miina Turunen, Vesa Vierikko, Heikki Nousiainen
This ambitious but lumbering biopic of Jean Sibelius covers most of his life, but doesn't delve into anything long enough for us to care. The story is bookended with scenes of the composer as a fragile old man (for no apparent reason) and we see the key events in his professional and private life, but there isn't a single scene that delivers an emotional wallop. To add insult to injury, all roles, be it a Swede or a German, are played by Finnish actors.
