Preludes to Ecstasy (1961)
1961 · 1h 47m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
Sten Lehtoja, a married, middle-aged businessman, picks up a young hitchhiker, Elsie, while driving to his summer home. Elsie spends the night and becomes his mistress. Later during the summer, Elsie also begins an affair with Reino, the teenage son of a local storekeeper.
Director: T.J. Särkkä
Writers: Hans Severinsen, T.J. Särkkä
Music by: Einar Englund
Cinematography: Olavi Tuomi
Editor: Elmer Lahti
Cast
Liana Kaarina as Elsi PettinenEsko Salminen as Reino TuomainenToivo Mäkelä as Sten LehtojaEero Roine as TuomainenRose-Marie Precht as MaijaÅke Lindman as HermanssonKaarlo Wilska as KokkonenSeveri Seppänen as (uncredited)Tauno Söder as (uncredited)Irja Rannikko as (uncredited)Laila Rihte as (uncredited)William Reunanen as (uncredited)More like this
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