Sylvi
- Released on
- Runtime
- 49 mins
The first Finnish full-length feature film and the first film adaptation of Minna Canth’s play of the same name. Orphaned Sylvi is married to her older guardian Aksel Vahli, but is in love with her childhood friend Viktor Hoving. A difficult situation drives Sylv to desperate deeds. A approximately 27-minute version of the film’s surviving scenes, with the most explanatory text, has been reconstructed.
The first Finnish full-length feature film and the first film adaptation of Minna Canth’s play of the same name. Orphaned Sylvi is married to her older guardian Aksel Vahli, but is in love with her childhood friend Viktor Hoving. A difficult situation drives Sylv to desperate deeds. A approximately 27-minute version of the film’s surviving scenes, with the most explanatory text, has been reconstructed.
Cast
- Teuvo Puro
- Aili Somersalmi
- Teppo Raikas
- Olga Salo
- Ester Forsman
- Olga Leino
- Eero Kilpi
- Jussi Snellman
- Paavo Jännes
Director
- Teuvo Puro
Producers
- Frans Engström
Screenwriter
- Teuvo Puro
