Casts & Crew
Also Directed by Hannu Leminen
The uncredited adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel (1922), made five years before Max Ophüls' more widely recognized Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948).
1948 Finnish romance. Helena, a beautiful school teacher in a countryside hamlet is just going to get married with her childhood friend Erkki. But a day before the wedding, her first love Jari arrives to the scene. This film is the first one made from a book series created by Aino Räsänen. There were 3 more Helena films made during the 1950's.
Judge Martha
"Ruined Youth" - Kirsti works as a reception assistant to Dr. Shadow and is secretly clinging to the doctor's son, Eino, who is studying to become an architect. Even though the film reflects early social problems and class jokes, there is no humor about describing everyday life.
