Salmenperä is a natural screen storyteller: His camera always seems to be in the right place at the right time in relation to the actors and their settings, and he has a sure sense of timing and pacing.
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The story never succumbs to the men-are-bad, women-are-fine cliché that sinks similar films…entertaining…charming…
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Producing Aduts is probably the most honest film about the differences-and similarities-between men and women to a appear in a very long time.
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_ Salmenpera comes up with a flurry of ruefully humorous incidents, yet at the same time his film grows ever more serious as he suggests just how messy people’s lives and emotions can be. He’s too wise to pass judgment, even on the dishonest Antero, who is afraid of losing Venla, whom he clearly loves deeply if selfishly, should he be truthful with her about not wanting children.

Producing Adults” concludes on a note of ambiguity, involving two of the principals. Whatever the interpretation, it’s clear that Salmenpera has a sure sense of what people are – and are not – willing to settle for in life. And that is the question “Producing Adults” deftly poses.
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