Wooden Pauper's Bride 14/14

This Finnish melodramatic movie (Vaivaisukon morsian) from 1944 tells the story of Anna Ringars, a young woman who loses her fiancé and finds an original way to deal with her sorrow. Single parent in a conservative village, she becomes an unlikely religious leader and meets with a tragic end. An important role is also played by the wooden pauper, a traditional charity collection box in form of a wooden statue. Containing some elements of camp, madness and religous zeal. Cast: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Eino Kaipainen. Directed by Toivo Särkkä. Based on a novel by Jarl Hemmer.

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Film & Animation

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• Finland
• Suomi
• old
• movie
• black&white
• Finnland
• film
• religious
• cult
• körtti
• camp