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Period drama based on a true story, starring Maria Heiskanen. Sweden in the 1900s: Maria is a mother and the wife of a hard-working labourer whose drinking increasingly puts a strain on their marriage. However, Maria's acquisition of a box camera and the photographs it enables her to take allows her some respite from a life of toil and sacrifice.
Jan Troell's film is based on the life of a friend of his wife. It's a small intimate picture that makes the absolute most of the lives of the working class Swedes which it follows in the years leading up to the world changing events of 1914.
Maria Heiskanen is a startling lead and brings a real warmth to her part as the woman who discovers a path to independence through the viewfinder of her camera.
It's a beautifully constructed film that tells it's simple story in a series of gorgeously photographed, surperbly composed scenes.
A lovely little film that deserves (and rewards) your attention.
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