''Mysterion'' is a 1991
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
by Finnish directors
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Irene Honkasalo (born 22 February 1947) is a Finnish film director who has also worked as a cinematographer, film editor, producer, screenwriter and actress. In 1980 she co-directed ''Flame Top'' with Pekka Lehto, with whom she worked earl ...
and Eira Mollberg about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns who have dedicated their lives to serving God. It is the first part of Honkasalo's "Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic", followed by ''
Tanjuska and the 7 Devils
''Tanjuska and the 7 Devils'' ( fi, Tanjuska ja 7 perkelettä) is a 1993 documentary film by Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo about a ten-year-old Belarusian girl who is believed to have been possessed by the devil. It is the second part of Honkas ...
'' (1993) and ''
Atman Atman or Ātman may refer to:
Film
* ''Ātman'' (1975 film), a Japanese experimental short film directed by Toshio Matsumoto
* ''Atman'' (1997 film), a documentary film directed by Pirjo Honkasalo
People
* Pavel Atman (born 1987), Russian hand ...
'' (1997). The film won the main prize at the Balticum Film & TV Festival in Denmark in 1992.
References
1991 films
1991 documentary films
Finnish documentary films
Films directed by Pirjo Honkasalo
Documentary films about Christianity
Documentary films about women and religion
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