Helene

Helene, winner of silver Frog, Camerimage 2021. Film is a story about the period of life of famous Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck (lived between 1862 – 1946). The film portrays the period of her life during which she is struggling with artistic ambitions, poor living conditions, the male dominant atmosphere both at home and in art society and finally her struggle with a desperate enchantment to the younger man. These events shape her character as an artist and a woman. Film was shot with Sony Venice camera and Cooke Anamorphic 2x -lenses.