Tove

Tove: Tove Jansson (Alma Poysti) wasn't just the creator of the Moomins, she was an artist, a writer, a playwright. Tove illustrates this as it covers her life from 1944 to the late 1950's. Her passion for people and for the Arts is vividly depicted, as is the poverty of her early days, denied grants she paid her rent with paintings. She finds her studio/apartment after Helsinki is bombed in 1944 and turns that into a work of art as well. Though the Moomins brought her financial security she felt it took away from her real work and her demanding sculptor father Viktor (Robert Enckell) criticised it as not being art. Her love life was unconventional, she had ongoing affairs with politician/philosopher Atos Wirtanen (Shanti Roney) and theatrical director Vivica Bandler (Krista Kosonen). Vivica's polyamory caused her heartbreak, she had even left Atos for her. The relationship was central to her life and work until she could finally find love elsewhere. A moving tale of Art, Love and Friendship. Directed by Zaida Bergrothy from a Screenplay by Eeva Putro and Jamo Elonen. 8/10.