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‘Tove’ Review: An Engaging Biopic on Moomins Creator Tove Jansson

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Alissa Simon Film CriticThe Moomins, with their hippo-like silhouettes, are beloved cartoon characters familiar to readers around the globe.

But less is known about their creator, the bisexual, Swedish-speaking, Finnish visual artist and author Tove Jansson and her surprisingly unconventional life.

The engaging biopic “Tove,” from Finnish helmer Zaida Bergroth, goes a long way toward remedying that knowledge gap. Featuring a mesmerizing lead performance by Alma Pöysti, the sensuously textured film, shot on 16mm, concentrates on a formative decade in Tove’s life (from the mid-1940s to mid-’50s) and explores her artistic and personal passions, and the challenges they entail.

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