Anna Liisa


AnnaLiisa is a 1922 Finnish silent film directed by Teuvo Puro and Jussi Snellman based on the eponymous play by Finnish writer Minna Canth.

A few days before the official announcement of the wedding, she receives the visit of Husso, the mother of Mikko who was a farmhand at the Kortesuo farm. She tells her that Mikko, who now owns a logfloating firm, is coming back and wants to marry her. When AnnaLiisa refuses, Husso reminds her how four years earlier she had helped her hide the body of the baby born from her relationship with Mikko, whom she had accidentally killed.Mikko, supported by Husso, threatens AnnaLiisa to reveal her secret if she refuses to marry him. When Johannes demands that he stops bothering AnnaLiisa, he threatens to kill him. The arrival of AnnaLiisa parents put an end to the fight but when AnnaLiisa repeats that she will never marry Mikko, Husso reveals to her shocked parents what happened four years ago. AnnaLiisa confesses everything. Her father, beside himself with rage and disappointment, initially wants to kill her, but soon calms down. ........

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