Tove
- 2020
- 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.9K
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Depiction on the life of Tove Jansson, showing both her personal relationships, and the creation of the popular Moomin books.Depiction on the life of Tove Jansson, showing both her personal relationships, and the creation of the popular Moomin books.Depiction on the life of Tove Jansson, showing both her personal relationships, and the creation of the popular Moomin books.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 6 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlma Pöysti, who plays Tove Jansson, is the granddaughter of Lasse Pöysti and Birgitta Ulfsson, who worked with Tove Jansson and portrayed Moomin in the theatre and on TV in the series Mumintrollet (1969). That series was directed by Vivica Bandler, Tove Jansson's lover.
- GoofsTove is ordered to make an invitation card for Mayor Erik von Frenckell's 70th birthday, which would have been in 1957 and having done that, is ordered to make a wall painting in Helsinki City Hall, which was made in 1947, so the birthday would have been EVF's 60th.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Arto Nyberg: Episode #18.4 (2020)
- SoundtracksThe Penguin, Opus 5
Composed by Raymond Scott
Tenor Saxofon - Gustav Rådström
Kontrabas - Vilhelm Bromander
Klarinett - Johan Arrias
Trumpet - Johan Norin
Piano - Johan Graden
Trummor - Andreas Hiroui-Larsson
Featured review
Gentle retelling of part of Tove Jansson's life
Simply made, yet well crafted, "Tove" tells the story of the author's life in the years directly following the second world war, and the relationships and influences that led her to fame.
Unfortunately (and it always feels rather mean to write this about a film based on real life), there simply isn't enough drama in the story to make it really engaging
It does somewhat fall into the "lesbian period drama" trope, but a little bit of gay scandal isn't a reason to seek out a film in 2022. And based on the reactions of characters in the film, it was entirely tolerated in Helsinki's "artistic" circles anyway.
Husbands don't seem to mind affairs, struggling artists still seem to have the means to visit Paris, and already-published authors of children's cartoons seem to make a big fuss about how they would rather be a painter.
People should be more upset by divorce and deceit and failure. "Tove" is just too nice.
Unfortunately (and it always feels rather mean to write this about a film based on real life), there simply isn't enough drama in the story to make it really engaging
It does somewhat fall into the "lesbian period drama" trope, but a little bit of gay scandal isn't a reason to seek out a film in 2022. And based on the reactions of characters in the film, it was entirely tolerated in Helsinki's "artistic" circles anyway.
Husbands don't seem to mind affairs, struggling artists still seem to have the means to visit Paris, and already-published authors of children's cartoons seem to make a big fuss about how they would rather be a painter.
People should be more upset by divorce and deceit and failure. "Tove" is just too nice.
- davidallenxyz
- Jun 16, 2022
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Box office
- Budget
- €3,600,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $96,182
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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