Clips of the Mère Folle film shoot in Finland
Nietzsche
When they most need moral guidance, Nietzsche appears to Marjatta and Hanna who are at a loss about the death of their French colleague’s patient, Ariste. He tells them to respect the freedom of choice.
Nietzsche: Henk van der Liet
Marjatta: Marjo Vuorela
Hanna: Helinä Hukkataival
Aurora and Marjatta
This clip shows the characters in their interaction as a patient and the inspecting analyst who visits the half-way house in Finland, on Seili Island. This is where Françoise’s patients go to get ready to return to society. Aurora used to be a brilliant scientist, “too intelligent for the outside world”.
Aurora: Mia Hannula
Marjatta: Marjo Vuorela
Hanna: Helinä Hukkataival
Morgue and Hanna
Morgue is a depressed middle-aged woman whose aggression sometimes spins out of control. Here, she gets angry at Hanna. Her personal history is somewhat confused. We see Morgue entering her room and looking at a photograph with longing. Hanna, director of the half-way house, bridges across times. Her task is to endure the patients even or not they are reasonable.
Morgue: Mervi Appel
Hanna: Helinä Hukkataival
Gelsomina
This young woman has been left on the island by her family. She watches horrific images on T.V. and responds to them from within her traumatized perspective. Hanna tries to help her. When she turns down the sound to answer, Jaakko, who is sleeping, wakes up when silence falls.
Gelsomina: Kristina Bill
Hanna: Helinä Hukkataival
Jaakko: Olli Heinola
Sissi’s Beginnings
Sissi arrives at the office of her analyst, every day in a new outfit. She walks, runs, or barges in, posing a continuous challenge to her analyst. One of her personas is Sissi, the empress of Austria.
Sissi: Marja Skaffari
Marjatta: Marjo Vuorela
Head Nurse: Sirpa Joenniemi
Clown: Mona Ratalahti
Sissi’s Abortion
When a young girl, Sissi, was forcefully aborted and sterilized, she had no clue what the word “pregnant” meant. Here, she talks to her analyst, who begins to uncover Sissi past when she reads her medical dossier.
Sissi: Marja Skaffari
Marjatta: Marjo Vuorela
Head Nurse: Sirpa Joenniemi
The Mother
At Sissi’s request, Marjatta, Sissi’s psychoanalyst has called in her mother. The mother is at a loss about what can possibly have gone wrong with her daughter.
Sissi’s Mother: Annikki Järvinen
Marjatta: Marjo Vuorela
Mediaeval Trial
A gigantic puppet show unfolds a history of the town’s violent past. A girl is raped, and her life threatened when she defends herself. She is only saved by the demon because her fertility will contribute more men for the next war.
With thanks to the organizers and participants to the Mediaeval Market in Turku, Finland