A mental patient, Johannes Piipari, suffering from a split personality and schizophrenic symptoms dreams of travelling to Italy and seeing the leaning tower of Pisa with which he identifies himself. He cleverly manipulates an elderly lady into travelling to Italy with her grandchild so that he can follow along with them.
Once in Italy his medication wears off and his symptoms worsen. The film follows events as experienced by Johannes and succeeds in rendering the spectator as bewildered as the mental patient who cannot separate reality from dream and who has no memory of the actions of his alter ego. Thus the film manages to give a worthwhile excursion into the realm of the deranged without slipping into either horror or comedy.
The personal nurse of Johannes, daughter in law to the elderly lady and mother of the little girl, discovers that Johannes has left Finland and travelled to Italy. Worried on account of Johannes not taking his medication, the nurse travels to Italy too in order to bring Johannes back before things get out of hand but this is no easy task considering she is dealing with two men in one body I found this film very worthwhile including the musical score.
Once in Italy his medication wears off and his symptoms worsen. The film follows events as experienced by Johannes and succeeds in rendering the spectator as bewildered as the mental patient who cannot separate reality from dream and who has no memory of the actions of his alter ego. Thus the film manages to give a worthwhile excursion into the realm of the deranged without slipping into either horror or comedy.
The personal nurse of Johannes, daughter in law to the elderly lady and mother of the little girl, discovers that Johannes has left Finland and travelled to Italy. Worried on account of Johannes not taking his medication, the nurse travels to Italy too in order to bring Johannes back before things get out of hand but this is no easy task considering she is dealing with two men in one body I found this film very worthwhile including the musical score.