The Young Schjerfbeck

Den Unga Schjerfbeck

The Young Schjerfbeck tells about ten years (1880-1890) in the life of the artist Helene Schjerfbeck. These are years she spent in France and England, which she assembles an intellectual heritage for her life.

The film follows her track to the artist colonies in France and England. The story begins as Helene Schjerfbeck arrives in Gare du Nord 1880. She is 18 years old and has earned a stipend from the Senate to study art in Paris.

Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) is one of the greatest artists in Finland and a predecessor of modernism.

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Movie title

The Young Schjerfbeck

Original title

Den Unga Schjerfbeck

Production year

2016

Genre

Documentary

Length

58 min

Languages

Swedish, Finnish, French, English

Director

Charlotte Airas

Crew

Cinematography

Timo Peltonen

Editing

Kimmo Kohtamäki

Sound

Pietu Korhonen

Music

Pessi Levanto

Producer

Kaarle Aho

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