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In the 1930s, middle-aged museum curator Tauno Saarinen yearns for a young beautiful maid and writes a lengthy confession about his feelings which he gives his wife Elisabet to read. Elisabet shows the writings to her husband's sister Naimi, an art critic who tries to reconcile with her ex-husband despite a spiteful mother-in-law. Meanwhile, things gets worse between Tauno and Elisabet when the young maid, seduced by Tauno, becomes pregnant. Based on a novel by Helvi Hämäläinen, first published in 1941 but partly censored until 1995 because allegedly based on true incidents involving well-known people.
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marriage
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extramarital affair
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Questions about A Respectable Tragedy
How long is A Respectable Tragedy?
A Respectable Tragedy has a runtime of 1h 54m (1 hour and 54 minutes).
Who directed A Respectable Tragedy?
A Respectable Tragedy was directed by Kaisa Rastimo and released in 1998.
What genre is A Respectable Tragedy?
A Respectable Tragedy is a Drama film (1998).
Who stars in A Respectable Tragedy?
The cast of A Respectable Tragedy includes Ville Virtanen, Päivi Akonpelto, Henriikka Salo, Kyllikki Forssell, Timo Jurkka.
What is the TMDB rating for A Respectable Tragedy?
A Respectable Tragedy has a TMDB rating of 4.2/10 based on 5 votes.
