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Black on White (1968)
Mustaa valkoisella (original title)

95 min  -  Drama  -   15 March 1968 (Finland)
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Juha is a sales manager of a refrigerator company. His perfect-looking family and glittering array of modern kitchen appliances have just been featured in a magazine article... See full summary »

Director:

Jörn Donner
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Cast

Credited cast:
Kristiina Halkola Kristiina Halkola ...
Maria Constanza
Liisamaija Laaksonen Liisamaija Laaksonen ...
Anja Holm, Master of Economic Sciences
Jörn Donner Jörn Donner ...
Juha Holm, sales manager
Jukka Virtanen Jukka Virtanen ...
Director of TV commercials
Lasse Mårtenson Lasse Mårtenson ...
Risto, "Pekka", advertising manager
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arno Carlstedt Arno Carlstedt ...
Man from advertisement department
Tuomas Harpf Tuomas Harpf ...
Tuomas, hitch-hiking boy
Kristina Hautala Kristina Hautala ...
Vocalist
Toivo Helander Toivo Helander ...
Porter of the "Hotel Patria"
Esko Jantunen Esko Jantunen ...
Cinematographer of TV commercials
Anja Koivisto Anja Koivisto ...
Model demonstrating fridges
Anneli Koivisto Anneli Koivisto ...
Model demonstrating fridges
Marja Korhonen Marja Korhonen ...
Anja's mother
Matti Kuortti Matti Kuortti ...
Boy playing game machine
Eero Melasniemi Eero Melasniemi ...
Maria's ex-boyfriend
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Storyline

Juha is a sales manager of a refrigerator company. His perfect-looking family and glittering array of modern kitchen appliances have just been featured in a magazine article, but in reality Juha is a womanising chauvinist more at home on the road than with his family. This side of Juha is well known to his colleagues in the company's advertising department. On one of his business trips, Juha picks up a good-looking hitch-hiker Maria, resulting in some of the most daring sex scenes seen in Finnish cinema up to that time. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki  

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Plot Keywords:

Sex | Advertising | Adultery | Finnish New Wave

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Split! Between a faithful wife and a promiscuous mistress !

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

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Also Known As:

Black and White See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)
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