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Preludes to Ecstasy

Preludes to Ecstasy (1961)

Directed by T.J. Särkkä
1h 47minruntime
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5.0/10

Plot

Sten Lehtoja, a married, middle-aged businessman, picks up a young hitchhiker, Elsie, while driving to his summer home. Elsie spends the night and becomes his mistress. Later during the summer, Elsie also begins an affair with Reino, the teenage son of a local storekeeper. Sten offers to divorce his wife, and Elsie, attracted by the prospect of a secure social position, agrees to marry him when the divorce becomes final. One night when the couple are in bed, Reino climbs a ladder and attempts to force his way into their room; he falls and breaks his neck, and to avoid scandal Sten hides the body. But the strain of guilt ruins the romance, and Elsie contacts the police, who arrest her lover.

Genres

DramaRomance

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleKuu on vaarallinen
Original languagesuomi (FI)
Spoken languagessuomi
Production countriesFinland
StatusReleased
Production companiesSuomen Filmiteollisuus
Release date1 dicembre 1961
ProductionT.J. Särkkä
WriterHans Severinsen, T.J. Särkkä
EditingElmer Lahti
CinematographyOlavi Tuomi
Assistant directorsÅke Lindman, Ellen Pyhälä, T.J. Särkkä
Camera operatorsOlavi Tuomi
Additional photographyOlavi Tuomi
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Release dates

Theatrical release

Finland / Dec 01, 1961 / K-16

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