Slumbering Tones

Slumbering Tones

1978 · 99 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Finland in the late 1950s. A touring theatre company travels the countryside and play English light comedies. But the audience fails.

Directed by Johan Bergenstråhle · Written by Johan Bergenstråhle

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