37th edition
18-26 january 2025

The Painting Sellers

Taulukauppiaat

Juho Kuosmanen

Image The Painting Sellers
© Les Films du Losange
Finland
2010 Fiction 1h01
OV with French subtitles
A few days before Christmas, a father and son are trying, with difficulty, to sell some paintings belonging to their travelling companion, a sick woman. Their car has broken down and it's very cold. A friendship develops between the boy and the woman.
Cast : Teppo Manner, Auli Mantila, Tuomas Airola, Marketta Immonen, Kati Kaartinen
Screenplay : J-P Passi
Cinematography : J-P Passi
Sound : Pietu Korhonen
Editing : Jussi Rautaniemi
Production : Aamu Filmcompany, Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu
This hour-long medium-length film won the Grand Prix de la Cinéfondation at Cannes in 2010. It was selected in the European School Films category at Premiers Plans in 2011..