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Le cracheur de feu

Original title: Tulennielijä
  • 1998
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
408
YOUR RATING
Elena Leeve and Elsa Saisio in Le cracheur de feu (1998)
Drama

Twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother Sirkka leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old Communist, and runs a... Read allTwin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother Sirkka leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old Communist, and runs away with a German soldier. Their life under the protection of their grandmother and the te... Read allTwin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother Sirkka leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old Communist, and runs away with a German soldier. Their life under the protection of their grandmother and the teachings of communism ends first with the death of Stalin, then with that of their grandmot... Read all

  • Director
    • Pirjo Honkasalo
  • Writer
    • Pirkko Saisio
  • Stars
    • Elina Hurme
    • Tiina Weckström
    • Elena Leeve
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    408
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pirjo Honkasalo
    • Writer
      • Pirkko Saisio
    • Stars
      • Elina Hurme
      • Tiina Weckström
      • Elena Leeve
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Elina Hurme
    • Helena
    Tiina Weckström
    • Mother
    Elena Leeve
    • Helena 14 Years
    Elsa Saisio
    Elsa Saisio
    • Irene 14 Years
    Vappu Jurkka
    • Grandmother
    Jordi Borrell
    • Ramon
    Sari Havukainen
    • Helena 8 Years
    Inka Vogt
    • Irene 8 Years
    Unna Kitti
    • Girl
    Per Ragnar
    Per Ragnar
    • Circus Director
    Jani Volanen
    Jani Volanen
    • Clown
    Sulevi Peltola
    • Arvo
    Tõnu Kark
    Tõnu Kark
    • Russian Officer
    Kristo Salminen
    Kristo Salminen
    • Heinz
    Eeva-Maija Haukinen
    • Godmother #1
    Raija Paalanen
    • Godmother #2
    Rea Mauranen
    • Orphanage Manageress
    Vieno Saaristo
    • Attendant in Sauna
    • Director
      • Pirjo Honkasalo
    • Writer
      • Pirkko Saisio
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    10juge

    An Emotionally Powerful Film

    "Life consists of the gifted and those who serve"(the 25th Seattle International Film Festival official program). The film nostalgically shows a middle-aged lady (Helena)'s memory of her relationship with her twin sister, Irene, who was a star in a circus. Their extraordinary love led them to a fatal separation, when Helena found out that Irene stole her only skill 'fire-eating'. It's a memory of remorse. The stunning images and repeated symbological scenes made an emotionally powerful film.
    10pirjo

    a great experience

    This is definitely one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. It feels like everything is just right in this film, acting, photography and directing are all great. While watching it I felt that I could just sit in the movie theathre and watch it for days, the pictures followed one another so naturally... hard to explain! It`s probably easy to notice that I really love this film and can recommend it to everyone. But still, I am not sure if I want to see "Tulennielijä" again because watching it was such a marvellous experience that I`m a bit afraid that it would be spoiled-especially if I had to watch it from a tiny TV-screen.

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    • Trivia
      The director, Pirjo Honkasalo, is 'also known as Pirjo Irene' (IMDB info) - the latter of which is the same name given to one of the twin sisters (Irene); that played by actress Elsa Saisio - who thus shares the same (real) surname as the screenwriter, Pirkko Siasio, and of whom, is the director's partner.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ammatti: elokuvaohjaaja - Pirjo Honkasalo (2012)
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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1998 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • Sweden
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Finland)
      • Official site (english) (Finland)
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • German
      • Russian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Fire-Eater
    • Filming locations
      • Helsinki, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Marko Röhr Productions
      • SVT Drama
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    • Budget
      • FIM 8,823,603 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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