It Began in the Rain
Se alkoi sateessa (Det började i regnet)

Available on DVD

Finland 1953 B/W 84 min Suomen Filmiteollisuus SF Oy

**½

Comedy

cast: Tauno Palo (Kalervo Karhi), Eila Peitsalo (Vuokko), Kaarlo Halttunen (Vuokko's uncle), Eino Kaipainen, Heimo Lepistö, Uuno Montonen, Esa Pakarinen
credits: dir. Eddie Stenberg & Thure Bahne, music Harry Bergström, DOP Pentti Unho, staging Aarre Koivisto, prod. T.J. Särkkä, script Elsa Soini

This is a romantical comedy of a young lady Vuokko (Eila Peitsalo), who escapes from her summer home to search a criminal. Vuokko doesn't fear a thing and travels to a small island, where she meets a stranger (Tauno Palo). Is this stranger the criminal or somebody else - that's pretty much the point of the whole movie.

It's clear that this is a movie of one idea. However, for the lovers of romantical comedies it can be all what they want. Tauno Palo looks a bit too old to be nothing but a daddy for Eila Peitsalo's character. However, Ms. Peitsalo does her best to fade this thought away from the viewer's mind.

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