August Fools
Comedy
Romance
Overview
An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.
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Keywords
helsinki, finland
capitalism
propaganda
cold war
demonstration
political activism
socialism
czechoslovakia
falling in love
youth culture
finland
woman director
1960s
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