A 28-minute fever dream where repression breeds something far more dangerous than desire.
Miss Maud, an orphan, has grown up in a boarding house, raised by the conservative matron Mrs Frank. In her suppressed desires and love for Mr Eldmann, Miss Maud creates an imaginary world where love is greater than life. Perhaps even greater than death itself …
Acting
Linnertorp's trembling restraint before eruption.
Production
Cramped boarding house as psychological prison.
Director
David Färdmar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Finnish author Tove Jansson's rarely adapted novel — yes, the Moomins creator wrote devastating adult fiction too.
The film premiered at Göteborg Film Festival, part of a Swedish wave reclaiming Jansson's non-Moomin legacy from literary obscurity.
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