‘Fallen Leaves’ Star Alma Poysti, ‘Concrete Night’ Director Pirjo Honkasalo Look for the Sacred in ‘Orenda’: ‘It’s Deep Within Us’
variety.comMarta Balaga Golden Globe nominee Alma Pöysti, known for “Fallen Leaves,” is now leading “Orenda.” The film, which premieres at Rotterdam and Göteborg festivals, is directed by Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo (“Concrete Night”) and written by Pirkko Saisio.
It sees Nora (Pöysti), a famous opera singer, escaping to a remote archipelago following the suicide of her husband. “Welcomed” only by prickly priest Natalia (Saisio), the two women immediately butt heads.
The film is produced by Bufo, while the Yellow Affair handles sales. “They recognize themselves in each other, and they can’t stand it.
They’re two forces locked in a battle and when they choose not to speak, it’s extremely powerful. It’s a very Finnish weapon, to use silence this way,” Pöysti tells Variety.
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