Smile at Last

About Smile at Last

16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children.

Smile at Last is a 1985 drama family film directed by Leida Laius. Monika Raide takes the lead as Mari, Hendrik Toompere as Robi, Tauri Tallermaa as Tauri, and Katrin Tamleht as Katrin.

Released in November 1985, it runs 85 minutes. Written by Marina Sheptunova. The film began as a novel.

Shelv files it under alcoholism, suicide attempt, homesickness, and sorrow. It streams on Klassiki in the United States.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, The Shining, and The Virgin Suicides make useful companions to Smile at Last, all filed under jealousy.