Portraits of Women (1970)
Naisenkuvia (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- Dec 1970 (USA)
- Movie
Finnish porn-movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly-small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in...
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Ritva Vepsä | ... |
Saara Salminen, teacher of biology
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| Jörn Donner | ... |
Pertti 'Pertsa', maker on sexfilm
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Kirsti Wallasvaara | ... |
Liisa, teacher of gymnastic
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Aarre Elo | ... |
Jussi, engineer
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Marianne Holmström | ... |
Ulla Magdalena Carlsson
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Henrik Granö | ... |
Sven Alarik Pettersson
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Lennart Lauramaa | ... |
Producer
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Hannu Oravisto | ... |
Schoolboy
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Heli Sakki | ... |
Actress
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| Jaakko Talaskivi | ... |
Peter von Spaak, movie director
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| Pirjo Honkasalo | ... |
Film crew member
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Anssi Mänttäri | ... |
Special Effect Man
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Jukka Sipilä | ... |
Real estate broker
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Helena Mäkelä | ... |
Reporter
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Henrik Lax | ... |
Mayor
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Aimo Paapio | ... |
Ulla's father
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Elvi Saarnio | ... |
Ulla's mother
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Juhani Kumpulainen | ... |
Bailiff
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Päivi Hartzell | ... |
Woman on docks
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Liisa Helminen | ... |
Woman on docks
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Paul Brück | ... |
Man on docks
(as Paul Bruck)
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Directed by
| Jörn Donner | ||
Written by
| Jörn Donner | ... | () |
Produced by
| Arno Carlstedt | ... | producer |
| Jörn Donner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Claes af Geijerstam | ||
Cinematography by
| Heikki Katajisto | ||
Editing by
| Jörn Donner | ||
Editorial Department
| Erkki Seiro | ... | assistant editor |
| Jaakko Talaskivi | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jaakko Talaskivi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Paul Jyrälä | ... | sound effects editor / sound |
| Tuomo Kattilakoski | ... | sound mixer |
| Pekka Lehto | ... | assistant sound recordist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eero Salmenhaara | ... | camera operator |
| Pirjo Honkasalo | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Kaj Lall | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Raija Mathys | ... | location manager |
Additional Crew
| Tuula Söderberg | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Allied Artists Pictures (1970) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Stockholm Film (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Target International (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Finnkino (1970) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1972) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Stellor Films (1970) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
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Finnish porn-movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly-small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in late-1960s Finland, notorious for a graphic long shot of his penis pointing northeast. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki |
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| Budget | FIM655,500 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | "Donner has always been intrigued by the position of women in Scandinavian [Nordic!] life - although from an ethical, rather than sociological, standpoint." [Contemporary comment of Peter Cowrie in 'Finnish Cinema'; pub. '76.] See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Osa X Liekehtivä aika 1966-1972 (2004). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Maamme See more » |