Preludes to Ecstasy

Preludes to Ecstasy (1961)


  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1961-12-01
  • User Rating: 4.2/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Language: suomi
  • Production Company: Suomen Filmiteollisuus
  • Production Country: Finland
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Summary

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.

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Directing T.J. Särkkä Director
Production T.J. Särkkä Producer
Writing Hans Severinsen Novel
Writing T.J. Särkkä Screenplay
Sound Einar Englund Original Music Composer
Camera Olavi Tuomi Director of Photography
Editing Elmer Lahti Editor
Directing Åke Lindman Assistant Director
Art Aarre Koivisto Production Design
Costume & Make-Up William Reunanen Makeup Artist
Production Kaarlo Wilska Location Manager
Costume & Make-Up Siviä Friskberg Hairstylist
Directing Ellen Pyhälä Script Supervisor
Sound Harald Koivikko Sound Assistant
Sound Kurt Vilja Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Kurt Vilja Production Sound Mixer