Elina: As If I Wasn't There
2003 · 77 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,988 VOTES · DIR. Klaus Härö
Overview
In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to Finnish-speaking Finns frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
Dialogue Timeline — 431 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:26 Daddy...
00:02:42 Take a deep breath.
00:04:29 Yes, you may.
00:07:31 Play hiding - it's ''kurragumma''.
00:10:33 Eat, Elina! Mom says you need to eat.
00:15:27 And I try to teach these children Swedish.
00:19:37 If the food is good enough one day, it's good enough all the time.
00:23:21 We can make a fresh start.
00:28:07 Are you finished drawing?
00:30:52 She might not know that you're out here.
00:32:37 I know you saved the calf.
00:35:22 Maybe you could help me find some edible ones.
00:38:02 By the way, maybe Elina should bring a sandwich to school.
00:41:12 God's peace, Marta.
00:43:10 Harder!
00:46:36 About your refusing to eat. The entire village knows about it.
00:49:04 Own up to your responsibility.
00:51:57 Since nobody has the answers, I guess we'll have to turn to page 47.
00:54:02 ''At first, the wound was not considered to be deadly -
00:56:08 Come back here...
00:59:11 I didn't want him to be here all alone.
01:01:09 But that's what he did. He got sick and went away.
01:06:47 I have been unfair...
01:10:12 Right, I'll do the driving, so there's nothing to worry about.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed431
Dialogue density5.6 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line01:10:12
Production Record
DirectorKlaus Härö
LanguageSwedish
IMDb votes1,988