"When I was single, people asked me if I had taken a trip, and whether had seen Almodovar's "All About My Mother."" "Whether I had gone out to eat or taken a trip." "Now that I'm dating with Pirkka, we're constantly asked if we have traveled, if we have seen Almodovar's "Talk to Her"." "And whether we have eaten at the new African place." "Screenplay Sinikka and Tiina Nopola" "Two... is a hopeful number." "Two." "Evening and morning." "The moon and the sun." "You and I." "It's just that Pirkka has one flaw." "He uses two words that I dislike." ""Indeed" and "clearly"." "I don't want to be like my mother... and just blurt things out." "The moment has to be right." "KINOSTO presents a Taru Mäkelä movie:" "Eila, Rampe and the Baby Girl" "Greetings from Tampere!" "Still no curtains up and she hasn't washed the windows." "Not exactly an angel in the house." "All of the ex-boyfriends were weird." "She is easily fooled." "One turned out gay, then there was the communist" " and not to mention Mauri." " He was Maori." "Or at least half a Maori." "A nice guy." "I think that our girl is quite cute,... but she would do better in a smaller town." "How small?" "About the size of Toijala or Nokia." " What does this one do for a living?" " He's an amanuensis." " What?" " Amanuensis." "Is that so?" "I'll bet that the vacuum is in the middle of the floor." "Watch out, I don't want the cake to fall." "This is a Swiss cheese cake." "And the other one is a French chocolate cake." "Sugar has destroyed mankind." "That and sitting down." "We've been going downhill since they invented the chair." "The frosting has four tablespoons of really strong coffee." "I heard that you like espresso coffee, Pirkka." "Rampe, are you nearly done?" "Why does Pirkka have a different cup?" "He brought it from home." "It's from Rome." "I got it as a present..." "from my mother." " Do your parents travel a lot?" " Mom does." "Mostly plays golf." "Such a nice hobby." "Rampe!" "Did you hear that Pirkka's mom plays golf?" "How about you?" "Do you golf?" " We've tried it." " I didn't know that!" "Rampe prefers Finnish version of baseball." "This chair needs another angle iron." "What's this ball?" " It's a gym ball." "It seems to be in the way all the time." "Hold on tight now." "I'm sure he has lots of takers." "Such a nice boy." "I could tell that he is from a cultivated family." " Fits like a glove." " What does?" "He'd be the perfect husband." "And she took all of those courses:" ""Earth radiation" and "Know yourself better"." "I'm sure she wasn't looking for a man there." "If she did, it would do her a lot of good." "Think about the course in fasting." "No self-respecting man pays for not eating." " There's fresh ones too." " I'll eat the old ones first." "You've never had any fresh ones." "Correct." " Thank you." " Are you going to go now?" "Why shouldn't I?" "I wonder what it would be like to have a husband who you could talk with." "Oh, what a beautiful poem in this obituary." "Alone he traveled not." "Rather bound by our love's knot which is now unbound, but not forgot." " Peculiar poem." " Why do you say that?" "It should be forgotten." "That's poetic and the knot is not real." "Yes, but grammatically speaking, it's all wrong." "What do you mean, grammatically wrong?" "It can't be!" "I thought you had something to do?" "Git!" "Poet ran into problems there." ""On borrowed time, you were with me on borrowed time."" ""Fussy, slow developer, repressed."" ""lump fist, friend of nonsensical food, such as sprouts."" ""Touchy, dramatic, scatterbrain."" ""Not a homemaker."" " "Abnormal, - full of complexes."" ""Dowdy, self-effacing."" ""Stuffy, snappy beak."" ""The kind, who is left with empty hands."" ""My mother's descriptions of me through the years."" ""Shrew!"" "Have you ever thought about the fact that our gal is only on loan with us?" "Doesn't feel like it." "She spends so much time with us." "Pirkka is good-natured." "I only hope our gal would understand it." "I could stop worrying, if they would marry." "Hello, Marjaana." "What?" "Tomorrow?" "We have nothing to wear." "Your dad has only old rags." "Pirkka's mother wants to meet us." "Pirkka had told her that we play golf." "I can dearly pull my leg further." "Push your pelvis higher." "Likka arch your back more." "This is a lovely stretch." "We should do something empowering together." "Likka..." "We could go for a hike in the wilderness of Lapland." "I wish you wouldn't use that word." " Which word?" " Empowering." "What's wrong with it?" "It irritates me." "Like you have no words that irritate you." "Perhaps we should start working on your pain points." "Let's try to convince her that we know what we're doing." "Don't make a big deal out of our gal's university degree." "Pirkka's mom is used to those." "I wonder where Pirkka's dad is." " I'm Eila." " Glad to meet you." "I'm Kaarina." "You can call me Rampe." "I haven't been able to play for a few summers." "I've spent the time with the family at our villa." "Our gal has been studying hard." "She has her BA already." "Maybe, you'd want a refresher course." "Rampe most likely needs one." "I can cheer him on." "Is that your first ball?" "Haven't you hit the ball once?" "You're a bit rusty." "Let's take a breather." "Does your daughter like staying at your cabin?" "Oh, yes, she does." "She has had her own writing desk there since she was little." "She got her BA in 4½ years." " She is writing a poetry book." " Pirkka mentioned that." " And Pirkka is an amanuenses." " In which field?" "Sociology." "He studies the economics of happiness." "Why would you study that?" "You'd think that you're either happy or not." "It is an innovative field." "I've always thought that an amanuenses would be perfect for our gal." " Do you have any more children?" " No, we don't." " What does Pirkka's father do?" " He is a businessman." "He travels often." "He is in Singapore right now." "A man of the world." "You're welcome to visit our villa if you're ever in the neighborhood." "It is in Häijää." "Was it a good idea to invite her?" "Her kind have so much going on that she won't have time to visit." "Did you have to mention Häijää?" "What's wrong with that?" "I'm not coming." " You're a student!" " I don't want a banal life!" "We're driving you around like a princess and you talk like that." "Beggars can't he choosers." "I don't want to shop using coupons!" "I'm a poet!" "Take this." "Two packs of Presidentti coffee per household." "I have my own coupon." "We get four packs." "But don't let them know that we live in the same household." "We could have gotten six." " Take a separate cart." " For two packs of coffee?" "Don't talk to me!" "The cashiers might notice." "I'm going to go first." "Keep your distance from me at all times." "What if the cashier recognizes us?" "What if Järvinen's gal is there." "The word 'lovely' isn't very masculine." "I don't know why he uses that word." "There is a certain unmasculinity in him." "He keeps his shoulders a bit too far behind." "He smiles too much." "His smile is too wide for a man." "Solemnity is more interesting." "10.60 , please." " 6.00 with the coupon." " Thank you." "111.00 is your change." "Have a nice day." " Hello." " Hi." "10.60 , please." "6 euros with that." "We got the coffee." "But let's not make a big deal out of it." "Being a physical being is really onerous." "You're once again so high and mighty." "Just take me to the library, please." "Do you want a second cup of coffee?" "We've got plenty." "I'd rather drink green tea." "Don't be such a snappy beak." "If you want a family, both of you need to adjust." "We're having a crisis." "Pirkka is coming over to discuss seriously." "You're too critical." "You'll end up a spinster." " That's insulting!" " You lack a sense of humor." "Thank you." "Got some things to do." "I'd rather be in Berlin." "My goodness, on such a sweltering day." "Put some ham on your bread." "I'm a lacto-ovo-fish-vegetarian." " A what?" " A lacto-ovo-fish-vegetarian." "You won't be able to wear revealing clothes for long." "Why?" "You're going to be busty in your old age." "If I asked you, when are you happy, what would you say?" "I'm happy when I've emptied the outhouse." "Exactly at the moment, when I see the empty canister." "Many say... they want to stop time at certain moments." "This is my moment." "Your mother usually goes into the outhouse the moment I have emptied it." "Sometimes I wish I'd like to say:" "Did you have to do that now?" "But,... you have to take the normal way of things into consideration." "An outhouse fills and is then emptied." "That's just the way it is." " That's illegal." " What is?" "You can't throw it in a hole, you need a composter." "Is that so?" "We can't invite Pirkka's mother here." "Until we have an indoor toilet." "Pirkka won't mind, he eco-friendly." "He suffers every time he has to drive." "But isn't it nice to ride shotgun as the missus." "Missus." "World's most reactionary word." "Pirkka is so civilized." "I feel that he is like my own son." "I might enjoy the company of another male sometimes." "There she goes." "I brought some clean linen." "I have a washing machine." "Château Carsin." "Let's sit on the balcony and talk." "Like we used to." " I'm on my way to Marjaana's cabin." " I thought it was tomorrow." "But I want to go today." "I have something serious to talk with Marjaana." "It would be lovely to talk with you too." "But you must go." "Let's open this one at a later date." "What?" "I did it again!" " What did you do?" " Forgot the vehicle inspection." "You not allowed to drive an uninspected car!" "Why does life have to be so materialistic?" "Why do we tie people down with the practical" " when he only wants to ponder." " I'll give you a ride." "There was a sparkling wine in the fridge." "Marjaana's parents might enjoy that." "Ok, I'll let them know we're coming." "Busy." "Sometimes I think that I should call it quit." "Maybe I'm not cut out for relationships." "But he's going to die if I leave him." "He should leave me." "Maybe I should pretend to he religious?" "Or start swearing." "Pirkka never curses." "Whenever he is angry, he uses the word "Indeed"." "How can you talk like that?" "You'll regret one day being so fussy." "Be happy that Pirkka talks with you." "It is very rare for men." "If you're so picky, you'll end up alone!" "Gotta go now." "Battery is running out." "Marriage has never been a goal in my life." "You don't want to live alone in your old age!" "I'm barely over 30." "But soon you'll be 40." "Why is Eila screaming again?" "She has such a loud voice." "Poor girl." "She's so nice." "Too sensitive, though." "She was born into the wrong family." "Her mom is not on the same level." "She loaned me Edith Södergran's book for the trip." ""The Land which is Not."" "Oh, wow." "She is one of Sweden's top poets." "She was a Swedish speaking Finn." "Really?" "I was thinking." "Why should I wear a bra here?" "No one sees me here." "But I'm prepared, by carrying a bra in my pocket." "We don't get visitors, but I don't want to take any risks." "Yeah, I thought Pirkka was supposed to come over." "Tomorrow." "I wonder what the interpretation will be this time." " Savonlinna has never let me down." " Oh, absolutely." "It is hard to beat the "Madame Butterfly" in Cologne." "That Lithuanian singer was superb." " She reminded me of Maria Callas." " Oh, absolutely." " Howdy!" " Hey, there." " Howdy!" " Hello." "I would have been at home in that kind of an international lifestyle." "Why didn't I learn Swedish back in the day." "Where was it that Thomas' family was from?" "Scania." "Or was it the Dales." "No answer." "I'll try Eila or Rampe." "I get a bit melancholy in July." "Finnish summer is short." "It could end at any moment." "The most relaxing month is November." "You don't have to worry about summer ending." "It has ended a long time ago." "What was Marjaana's mother's name?" "Eila." "Does she have a degree?" "No, she is a housewife." "You did take the cheap wine with you, right?" "Hello!" "I gave Pirkka a ride." "What a gorgeous day!" " Yes, a beautiful day." " What a villa you have!" "We do." "Absolutely." "Welcome." "Great that you could make it." "Where can we take our bags?" "This place is immaculate." "So, this is Marjaana's summer cabin." "Why didn't you tell me, Pirkka?" "What a fantastic villa." "Lovely carpentry." "You never look around you." "But that's understandable." "Thinking is your work." "Observing is part of it..." " I wonder where Marjaana and Raimo are" " Rampe, not Raimo." " Raimo." " Rampe." "Raimo!" "Why did I leave the Château Carsin?" "They're here!" " And who is that?" " Pirkka and his mother." "They're at the neighbor's place." "Don't tell that it's not ours." " You didn't tell her, did you?" " I didn't." " What's going on?" " Shut it, if you want to get married." "Pirkka, go and keep your mother busy." "You know where the spare key is hidden." "Are you serious?" "Elegant villa." "Just so." "Rampe and Marjaana will he back shortly." "They're visiting next door." "Eila went to get them." "How did you know about the keys?" "Monica trusts me to water the plants when they're gone." "What on earth are you wearing?" " Well, hello!" " Hello." "Howdy!" " Hey!" " Hey!" "Now I know about genuine modesty." "Not ﬂaunting one's wealth." "Raimo, you and Eila seem to embody that sort of nobility." "Well..." "You might be right." " You have an old frock on." " It's my own." "Dom Perkinon, 1992." "Fairly old." "I wonder if it is still good." "Let's have a toast." "Pour some for our guests, Rampe." "Oh..." "That's Dom Perignon!" "1992!" "Twenty-two years old." "True, but this is a casual setting." " Cheers." " Cheers, cheers." "I was surprised by the villa." "When people invite you to a their cabin in Finland you naturally think of outhouses..." "similar to that cabin over there." "There's mosquitoes and pancakes outside." "Makes me shudder, when I think about that." "Where do you spend your holidays?" "Here and there." "How old is this villa?" "Did you ask, how old is this place?" " It is in great shape." " Who was the architect?" "It was such an ordinary name." " Who was it, Marjaana?" " Alvar Aalto." "Really?" "Aalto designed many privately held residences." "The public doesn't know about them." "They are more like hideaways." "The house isn't in Aalto's style." "He wanted to try other styles after he got bored with the... with the wavy lines and minimal expression." "After the war, Aalto had a more earthy spatial perception..." "Marjaana..." "You should let some design magazine do a story about it." " This is totally out of hand." " Yeah." "I cannot grasp your thinking anymore." " Did you inherit the place?" " Yes." "Absolutely." "Who's side of the family?" "It is... a long story." " Our family has..." " It's secrets." "I understand." "Every family has them." "Children out of wedlock and absent fathers." " We don't have those." " Of course not." "I didn't want to pry." "I'd love to see the place from inside." "Where is the young couple going?" "To see if anyone needs help next door." "The couple living there are old age." "Ah!" "This is a horrid situation." "Calm down." "My mother is not normal." "I haven't eaten the whole day." "I want chicken on a bed of rice." "Still, fasting does indeed benefit one's insides." "Could you drop "indeed" for one day?" "Should we work on your pain points?" "Don't say "pain point" or "on bed of rice."" " What's wrong with that?" " It hurts my ears!" "Any food that's "on a bed" - or "alongside" something." "I don't grasp your point." ""I have to digest it", "grief process."" ""From the left field."" "And why do you say "piama"." "The word is pajama." ""Do you want to go to sauna?" "Indeed?" ""Wanna share a beer?" "In other words, are you thirsty?"" " You're allergic to the way I speak." " To the phrases." "If I let go of them, what's left?" " Try it out." "Say something sinewy." " Sinewy?" "That's challenging, but I can talk clearly." "There you go again!" "What a terrible phrase." "And don't use the word "section"." "I don't know how to speak the way you want me to." "Yes, you do." "Just leave out the ones I mentioned:" ""pain point", "on a rice bed"," ""grief process", "clearly", "challenging", "digest", and add "in the long run", "just so", "comfort zone" and "section"." "Marjaana, are we having a crisis?" "My, you have changed." "We used to be young." "Who is this?" " That's my sister's daughter." " So, you have a sister." "Yes, I do." "She's in the beauty business." "Does she have her own beauty parlor?" " No..." " Yes." "Absolutely." "First prize in golf!" "Is this yours, Raimo?" "Is what mine?" "Rampe didn't want to make a number out of it." "I did notice the long drives." " Ten points." " What for?" "Indoor toilet." " With a bidet." " Really?" "I mean, of course." "Bidet is a quality brand." "Did you bring any presents for them?" "I have a packet of coffee." "Saludo was on sale." "Eila drinks Presidentti." "I'm bringing a shower gel." "I don't use it myself, the smell is too sweet." "Horrible." "I couldn't reach them." "I bet, they've lost the phones." "Is it proper to drop by unannounced?" "It's a cabin." "People have always done that." "You can't live without a mobile phone." "Shut it down at least on holiday." "Why did I come on this trip?" "And there's a second ignoramus at the cabin." " Who?" " Who?" "Eila, of course." "She doesn't even know what thongs are." "I know!" "Like dental floss for underwear." "Why would someone want that?" "For men!" "They don't like to see the outline of underwear." "I hate men." "Why do you have to be called Pirkka?" "It bothers me." "When we're shopping, " "I can't shout for you." "I have to shout:" ""Hey, you!" "Come here!"" "A man's name forms his identity." " Hikaru is coming." " Hikaru?" "Today?" "I didn't tell mom, because she criticizes my friends." "Hikaru can come." "Mom thinks all of my friends are mentally ill." "Poets are pitiful, unemployed criminals." "Sociologists are communists or disturbed." "Am I disturbed to her?" "Yes, once she gets to know you." "I've always wanted this kind of a villa." "Do you have enough spare underwear with you?" "Are my eyebrows symmetrical?" "I can't tell because I dye them." "Is the other one thinner than the other?" "They're fine and symmetrical." "Why did you name me Pirkka?" "I wanted to give you the old Norse name Birk." "But your father decided to Finnicize it into Pirkka." "At first, I didn't think you are compatible." "But now it seems to me that you are clearly soulmates." "We are fairly different." " In the long run..." " Aale Tynni said:" ""What matters most in a relationship is spiritual communion"." "What luck that you have it!" "Another requirement is a common language..." "Another thing you share!" "You speak the same language." "I don't accept sitting down." "It is the bane of mankind." "That's so clever." "I might have been interested in that as a young woman." "In the long run, electricity brings an ecological disaster." "We don't want families or children." "They're a burden to the planet." " What should I serve?" " Those franks there." "What should I do?" "What's in here?" " It's roe!" "Defrost it." " With what?" "Keep doing that." " Do you need help in there?" " No, not at all." "We'll soon have something to nibble on." "Defrost those in the microwave." "She's Japanese." "Or maybe Chinese." "I wonder where she's going." "She could have a boyfriend here." "She looks like an old maid." "She could be one of those Vietnamese boat people." "Maybe she is hiding in Finland." "Looks fairly innocent to me." " I wonder what she's reading." " Go ask her." "About the book?" "I don't care." "I've never liked reading." "Perhaps you have an attention deficit disorder." "I saw it in television." "You should have some sort of a test." "I don't need no goddamned tests." "Where's your sense of humor?" "Maybe that led to your break-up." "Pera was such a bright guy." "He made a shelf for me in the kitchen." "That's not enough for a relationship." "You're always thinking of sex." "Sex, sex, sex." "She seemed to understand." "Sex is an international word." "Is it the same in Chinese?" "I don't believe it." "They have their own language." "They look miserable." "Most likely refugees." "Don't throw the packages away." "Let's buy them the stuff back." "And put them back in the same spot we took them from." "I've recorded everything." "What if you'll get caught?" "Pirkka's mom is looking at photos again." "She shouldn't have come to snoop around here." "This isn't your house!" "Yes, it is." "At this moment." "Pirkka, you understand me." "Our babygirl is more like his father's side of the family." "And they are somewhat eccentric." "I shouldn't speak like this, since you're getting married..." "Uh, the situation is indeed clearly challenging." " All of your books are in Swedish." " Absolutely." "How are you?" "Our babygirl is also a great homemaker." "She changes the soil in potted plants." "She made a towel out of waffle fabric." "There's always food in the freezer." "Like her mom told her." "Have you ever considered,... that fish cannot grasp the idea that we are human?" "If there is a Higher Power,... he will be watching us in the same way that we are looking at fish." "I appreciate that kind of an approach to life." "You feel the need to contemplate even with all your wealth." "It is rare to meet people like you." "It would have been lovely to enjoy the opera with Maria and Peter." "On the other hand, we have seen Madama Butterﬂy many times." "Luckily Peter has the tickets." "He can still sell them." "We'll have lo cancel the hotel loo." "We'll fire up the sauna." "I have a surprise waiting in the fridge." "We can have a cozy night together." "It's going to be lovely." "I promise." "♪ Längelmävesi's inlets spread wide ♪" "♪ Their bright silvery snood. ♪" "♪ In the distance sweet Roine, ♪" "♪ it's shores by soft ripples are vooed. ♪" "♪ In the distance sweet Roine, ♪" "♪ it's shores by soft ripples are vooed. ♪" "That girl got off too." "What does she want?" "There aren't any refugee centers here!" " Don't shout things like that." " She doesn't understand." "Oh my god!" "Should we tell them that our relationship isn't serious?" "Is it because of the words I use?" " What about the physical aspects?" " They are over-hyped" "A trap set up by society." "I knew this would happen!" "Let go!" "This is an emergency!" "I'm begging you." "Do it for our little babygirl." "Just a few hours." "We have a worthy son-in-law candidate!" "What?" "Our girl, no single." "Pirkka, prima boy." "Baby, pampers, diapers." " Is someone having a baby?" " Possibly." "In the near future." "What does it have anything to do with our villa?" "Our babygirl cannot marry Pirkka, if Pirkka's mother knows that we have an outhouse." " What...?" " Toilet in the woods." "A privy, an outbuilding!" "Catastrophe." "Help us." " What's going on, Monica?" " Help us." "I want to go home." "My surprise is waiting in the fridge." "Just for a few hours." "For their daughter!" "We're doing it for their baby girl." "The problem is the outhouse." "Don't you get it?" "No, not really." "Why don't Finns marry within their own sicial class?" "Then you wouldn't have to exchange cabins." "I want clean clothes." "Take some of Raimo's." "My God." "You know what?" "No." "No way." "Oh, crap." "I hate linen." "Creases so easily." "Everything must be so damn ecological!" "They suck balls, perkele!" "Not refugee center!" "Nyet!" "Look, "Eila and Rampe"." "You stop." "Go, go, go, go, go!" "Missä asut?" "Olet eksynyt." "Njet!" "Stop!" "Kaputt!" "Sorry, I didn't want to disturb." "Are those people your neighbors?" "Yes, never mind them." "They are a hit..." "Eila and Rampe!" "Hello!" "Where are you?" "We brought gifts." "We'd like a warm cup of coffee." "My..." "That seems to be my mother." "She has had a case of dementia." "Went to the wrong cabin." "Again." "I'm so sorry." "Sirkka came along." "Eila and Rampe!" "Where the hell are you?" "Who is she?" "Some kind of a nurse?" " Yes." " Eila's sister." "Tell them to come over here." "Of course." "Of course." "Would you mind getting them?" "No rush." "I don't want to add to the conventionality of this world." "That's what relationships are." "Every couple is source of sorrow to singles." "I don't want to be a sorrow to them." "I identify with single people." "I'm clearly more of a relationship person." "Are we done, then?" "Marjaana!" "Hmm!" "This is my godchild." "And who is this handsome man?" " His name is Pirkka." " I'm Marjaana's granny." "You look like a smart guy." "We saw some strange characters around here." " Where did the Chinese person go?" " What's going on?" "We exchanged cabins." "We swapped cabins." "We want to experience living on a primitive cabin." "I get it!" "Are you the quiet neighbors, who want nothing to do with Eila and Rampe?" "They tell me that you are always well-dressed." "Doctors and heirs." "That manor next door is theirs." "Eila and Ramps must be over there." "There she is." "Is she their maid?" " Konnichiwa (Hello)." " Konnichiwa (Hello)." " Konnichiwa (Hello)." "We're going to the villa." " Wait!" " We have cognac." "I'll make an omelet." "Thanks for translating the poem, Hikaru." "Your poem was beautiful." ""Water strider is poised on the membrane."" ""A crease appears on water's temple."" ""Someone has..."" ""...entered the chamber of my heart's open terrace"." "Hikaru..." "My mother thinks that foreigners bring bacteria into Finland." "Would you mind avoiding her?" "I mean, stay out of sight." "Just for a couple of hours." "I don't mind at all." "Thank you." "This is my grandmother and my godmother Sirkka." " Kaarina is Pirkka's mother." " How do you do?" "Very clever to switch cabins." "That way we don't have to use the outhouse." "How did you get them to do the switch?" "They are nice people." "They are taking care of a refugee." "Why didn't you stop them from coming?" "I forgot the coffee in your kitchen." "Will you get it, Sirkka?" " We have plenty of coffee." " So, I don't have to go." "Where's the toilet?" "Hello!" "I was just..." "Forget it." "There was a man in his underwear in the toilet." "What man?" " It's the dementia talking." " Oh, yes." "It's getting worse by the day." "My, how people change with age." "The lady is from a wealthy family." "Her mother is supposedly the daughter of a manor." "Doesn't she remember, that it is her in the picture?" "Do you remember what it was like living in the manor?" "Which manor is that?" "Hey, the man from the bathroom is running over there!" "He was only wearing his underwear." " Where is he?" " Where is he?" "There's no one." "There was just a second ago." "Is she living in nursing home?" " No, smack in the middle of the town." " She doesn't run away?" "You can get a steak in a dive in the same building." "Onion steak!" "My mistake." "Must be due to the fact that" "I haven't been offered anything to drink." "My deceased husband liked his alcohol." "Sirkka and Eila have inherited the same genes." "I didn't know that." "Did you have many servants at the manor?" "A steward." "Huh?" "What's "a steward"?" "There we go!" "Is that lady right in the head?" "She is going on about stewards and manors." "Pirkka said that her memory may play tricks on her." " Play along." " That explains it." "About the manor..." "I suddenly remembered that it was in Munkkiniemi." "Munkkiniemi manor house!" "That lovely movie. 'Katariina and the Count of Munkkiniemi."" "It was filmed there." "You might see me just for a second as a little girl." "I loved when lead, Leif Wager, sung the song..." " I'm getting thirsty." " Thank you." "I read from the paper that the gene, that causes alcoholism - is carried through three generations." "I hope that their babygirl won't get it." "Right!" "The manor house." "They sold it in the end." " Was it because of alcohol?" " What else?" "Is this villa the only thing you inherited?" "But luckily your daughter Sirkka was able to establish a beauty parlor." "What parlor?" "Sirkka is a salesclerk at a drug store." "Morn has been talking too much, her memory is faltering." "What a beautiful manor you lost." "What?" "What now? Who's the refugee you mentioned?" "They have a foreign girl with them." "I think she's their maid." "Who's the underpants guy?" "I have no idea." "Handsome though." " Some sort of an oddball." " Your memory is failing." "How can you say that?" "You've always been abnormal." " What's that roll there?" " What roll?" " The one you have there." " Don't touch me!" "I'm your mother." "Are you drinking beer?" "Keep your hands off!" "You just be careful." "Rampe may start ogling at others." "That really hurt." "You've always been too serious." "And a snooty beak." "I've never learned how to make those." "Do you mean a saunavihta?" "I've always used a string to tie them together." "The handle is thin and I've scraped it with a knife." "Then you twist it, except from the very bottom." "The twist keeps the boughs better together." "Are you serious about our babygirl?" "I am." "She has her mother's nature." "Stubborn sometimes." "Let me give you one piece of advice:" "Say as little as possible." "Women don't like it, when men talk too much." "When you say little... and simply agree, there's room for your own thoughts." "They won't even notice that you're not listening." "Good vihta is made out of silver birch." "It is more sturdy." "But you can add a few boughs in the middle." "They give out a nice odor." "You're a shrew!" "What a pity that your daughter has such a mother!" "My life is hell!" "It is hard having a parent like that." "You have my respect." "Mostly she's just talking on the phone." "Not at all interested in going out." "He has a great body." "Could be a model." " Who could?" " Your son." " I've never thought about that." " Good cheekbones." "And a bald head is no problem." "Transplants are very popular." "We're very much alike with this girl." " Not at all aggressive." " Not at all." "You're so level-headed." " Perfect wife material." " So are you." "You would have needed a proper spanking as a child!" "When do you think we can go back?" "Don't worry about time." "Nelson Mandela was in prison for 27 years." "I've often thought about the classification of ﬂowers." "Consider the bellﬂower, which is a modest ﬂower, but uniquely beautiful." "Beautiful notches in the petals." "And a fantastic color!" "Blue, like wisdom." "The thin stem is very strong." "Don't underestimate the strength of a slender plant." "Your ass is too big for that dress." "How did you get the neighbors to make this swap?" "What kind of a person is Pirkka's mom?" "Looks fine, but makes no sense whatsoever." "Are you trying to marry your daughter off by showing off?" "You haven't had this kind of food at your cabin." "Are you trying to pretend to better than you are?" "We have a nice face-lift offer at our store." "You dare to come and judge me." "The nerve!" "She has no sense of humor!" "Damn you!" "I do the best I can for my child's future." "And you mock me." "You're sitting with your fat behind in the best seat in house!" "You deadbeat!" "I've worked all my life." "I haven't lived off my husband." ""Come here, Rampe." "I need a nail in the wall."" ""Let's go for a drive and check out Näsinneula."" "Usually it is Pyynikki Observation Tower." " Your husband is too nice." " That's true." "But some of us can stay in a relationship, unlike others." "Some of us have children." "Some of us don't." "You know nothing of my troubles." "What are those?" "Pera drained her savings and cheated on her." "I thought you just grew apart." " Come on now, girls!" "Stop fighting." " Go, Sirkka, go!" " I could get a heart attack." " That's a brand new vihta!" "Stop it, mom!" "It was all a joke!" "We're just playing." "You're breaking the vihta!" "Stop lying!" "Shit!" "For fuck's sake!" "What are you talking about?" "Why are you so mad?" "This villa is just a big lie!" "And a fraud!" " Are you really like that?" " Yes, I am!" "I've had to endure this bullshit for the whole day!" "Isn't this Eila's and Rampe's villa after all?" "Yes, it is." "Your memory is playing tricks on you once again." " I wonder whose memory is playing tricks." " Not mine." "It is impossible to discuss with you with your dementia." " That's what Eila says!" " She does not!" "You're the demented one!" "You're going too far!" "Stop!" "You can blame it all on me." "I can't take it anymore." "This is not our villa." "It belongs to our neighbors." "Our cabin is next door." "We are not in the pictures you saw." "Rampe has never won a golf prize, we've never played it." "Even the clothes are not ours." "They're from the wardrobe upstairs." "For once you're wearing something classy." "Mother is not demented." "Sirkka doesn't have a beauty parlor." "She's a sales clerk." " She nurses your mother!" " The hell I do!" "I thought that you wouldn't want to be our girl's mother-in-law, since we have... an outhouse." "Mother!" "Mother!" "Don't drink it, mom." "I apologize." "I didn't mean to hurt anyone." "It was just a tiny white lie." "My husband Veikko, Pirkka's father is not on a business trip in Singapore." " He's not normal." " Has he come out of the closet?" " Mom is asking if he is gay." " Worse!" " What's this about?" " About crap!" "Veikko can't stand indoor bathrooms any more." "That's terrible." "Has he become Laestadian?" "It's televisions that Laestadians don't accept." "I cannot take him with me anymore." " Not even an airplane." " I'm so sorry." "It's not that bad." "At least he approves of television." "He can't live in a normal apartment." "He has rented a cabin for himself, and it has a... privy." "An outbuilding!" "He sold our villa because it had an indoor toilet." " Why haven't you told me?" " Mother told me not to." "Father has strong ecological convictions." "We all have our own crosses to bear." "The refugee is here." "Excuse us..." "for dropping by unannounced." "We would like to thank you Eila and Ramps." "That's right." "Thank you." "We found the meaning of life." "Did you get religion?" "Life is not about material things." "It is finding inner peace." "We'd like thank you for it." "And especially you, Hikaru." "You showed the way to nature connectedness." "That's right." "They've lost their heads." " Who is this young lady?" " She's the maid." "You must be a very nice person." "I've heard a lot of good things about you." "The flowers that you must have planted with your own hands at your charming cabin, made me happy to my core." "They reﬂect the harmonious Nordic character which is always looking to find unity." "A bit like it's two beautiful languages:" "Finnish and Swedish." "The accord is accentuated by your earnest blue eyes." "In which I see the waves of your clear lakes." "In winter, the bright, white snow blanket is as pure as your heart." "Thank you very much." "She seems like a lovely girl." "A nice, humble person." "You say nice things about others and call me a shrew." "My mom always calls me a shrew." "I've always said it as a joke." "Life hasn't been exactly easy on me." "I've had to harden myself." "There, there, mother." "If we humans weren't so engrossed in ourselves we would take a look around us and notice one another and this wonderful universe we live in." "Thank you, Pirkka." "Delightful words." "Could we spend this summer in your enchanting cabin?" "We have a good contact with nature there." "Do you actually like our cabin?" "It is a unique place." "Hikaru said, that the building is positioned in a way that brings happiness to the occupants." "In relation to the sun, it is in the intersection of the golden mean." "Yes, that's right." "And we like your villa very much, but would you mind, if we'd go back to our cabin?" "You see, Rampe really wants it." "I guess we'll manage." "Without a doubt." "Thank you, have a nice weekend." "What did I have to fix?" "The shelf fell down." "I'm basically a lone ranger." "I'm taking my toothbrush." "I'm off to Berlin." "You are a very... challenging person in many ways." "Just so." "Goodbye." "Bye..." "Eight." "Do you think that's enough?" "Make a couple more." "The first sign of autumn." "We're in July." "Soon it will be August." "Go for a swim." "This might be the only warm week this summer." "By the way,... this came in the mail." "It's from Kaarina." ""Greetings, Eila and Rampe."" ""I enjoyed my refreshing visit to your place."" ""Veikko thanks for the invite and would like to visit one day."" ""Perhaps we could use the opportunity to plan for Marjaana's and Pirkka's betrothal."" ""With warm regards, Kaarina."" "That was a bit sudden, after all." " The betrothal will take place here." " Why?" "It's customary to have it at the bride's home." "Veikko can't come into normal houses." "We must hurry." "You have to paint the cabin." "What can I make for the guests?" "We basically grew apart." "In what way, may I ask?" "Pirkka wanted to stay at home, and I wanted to go to Berlin." "Where did Pirkka go then?" "Berlin." "He wants to see the furrows of history in the face of that town." "I'm sure he'll meet lots of interesting people." "Yes, he will." "Don't you want him to go?" "NO." "Tell him, then." "Life is short, like cherry blossom." "The lasts for a fleeting moment and then scatters into the wind." "Single." "Single, single, single." "Clearly single." "What are you doing?" "Aren't you in Berlin." "No, not anymore." "Traveling together might be empowering." " To Berlin, you mean?" " Yeah." "Or perhaps to Siberia." "To get to know Samoyeds." "On the other hand, Southeast Asia might be nice." "And I could stay a week in NY City." "Although, in reality, I'd simply like to sit on a beach here." "Still, Finland is just a peninsula in the north." "Just so, the Finnish Peninsula." "Is this a toothbrush?" ""Easy-to-use pregnancy test."" ""Tells you how many weeks you have been pregnant."" "Is it a good idea to visit unannounced?" "Blueberries can't wait." "They need to go in the freezer." "Subtitles:" "Pekka de Groot"