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I want to emphasize that I have nothing against art. Then again, I am not an art lover, so I only like paintings that I don't need an expert to interpret for me or a three-hundred-page book to understand what I'm supposed to see. I'm not a fan of painters like Pollock or Picasso. I also don't understand spending enormous amounts of money on paintings that end up in security vaults because only a lunatic would hang them on the wall of their luxurious villa. This is why I didn't think the movie would appeal to me (although Repin painted with a technique I can understand). However, this slow Finnish movie kept reminding me of something, and I couldn't figure out what it was. And then it hit me. It was a variation of Moby Dick. Olavi spent his whole life trying to catch his Moby Dick, which turned out to be an unsigned painting of Christ. The movie had a perfectly gloomy atmosphere and a decent story. I made it to the end despite the extremely slow pace and simple plot. Or maybe because of it. / Lesson learned: A nightmare often begins by fulfilling your lifelong dream. (2023.01.10)