Preludes to Ecstasy (1961)
Kuu on vaarallinen
Overview
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. Sten offers to divorce his wife, and Elsie, attracted by the prospect of a secure social position, agrees to marry him when the divorce becomes final. One night when the couple are in bed, Reino climbs a ladder and attempts to force his way into their room; he falls and breaks his neck, and to avoid scandal Sten hides the body. But the strain of guilt ruins the romance, and Elsie contacts the police, who arrest her lover.
What is Preludes to Ecstasy about?
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. Sten offers to divorce his wife, and Elsie, attracted by the prospect of a secure social position, agrees to marry him when the divorce becomes final. One night when the couple are in bed, Reino climbs a ladder and attempts to force his way into their room; he falls and breaks his neck, and to avoid scandal Sten hides the body. But the strain of guilt ruins the romance, and Elsie contacts the police, who arrest her lover. Preludes to Ecstasy is a Drama, Romance movie, released on 1961-12-01, runtime 107 minutes.
Is Preludes to Ecstasy worth watching?
TMDB users rate Preludes to Ecstasy 4.5 out of 10 from 13 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
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Directed by
T.J. Särkkä
Cast
- Liana Kaarina as Elsi Pettinen
- Esko Salminen as Reino Tuomainen
- Toivo Mäkelä as Sten Lehtoja
- Eero Roine as Tuomainen
- Rose-Marie Precht as Maija
- Åke Lindman as Hermansson
- Kaarlo Wilska as Kokkonen
- Severi Seppänen as (uncredited)
- Tauno Söder as (uncredited)
- Irja Rannikko as (uncredited)
- Laila Rihte as (uncredited)
- William Reunanen as (uncredited)
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