Movie: Haru, Island of the Solitary

Top 3 Billed Cast

Birgitta Ulfsson
Birgitta Ulfsson

Narrator (voice)

Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson

Herself (archive footage)

Tuulikki Pietilä
Tuulikki Pietilä

Self (archive footage)

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    In early 1970s, the graphic designer Tuulikki Pietilä had seen enough of stative visual art and purchased a film camera from Japan. She filmed the games and chores of the artist couple in their beloved hideout, the island of Klovharun.

  • Release Date

    1998-01-01

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    suomisvenska
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