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Director:
Aki Kaurismäki
Writers:
Juhani Aho (novel)
Aki Kaurismäki (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
May 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel. | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Perfect on a rainy day more (12 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sakari Kuosmanen ... Juha
Kati Outinen ... Marja
André Wilms ... Shemeikka
Markku Peltola ... Autonkuljettaja
Elina Salo ... Shemeikan sisar
Ona Kamu ... Shemeikan nainen
Outi Mäenpää ... Shemeikan nainen
Tuire Tuomisto ... Shemeikan nainen
Tatiana Soloviova ... Tanssija
Esko Nikkari ... Nimismies
Jaakko Talaskivi ... Henkivartija
Safka Pekkonen ... Tango-orkesterin jäsen
Sami Kuoppamäki ... Tango-orkesterin jäsen
Juuso Norlund ... Tango-orkesterin jäsen
Anssi Tikanmäki ... Tango-orkesterin jäsen
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
78 min
Country:
Finland
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Hong Kong:I | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Helsinki, Finland
Company:
Sputnik more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Aki Kaurismäki decided to make this film without sound when he realized André Wilms, who was his first and only choice for the role of Shemeikka, didn't speak any Finnish. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Juha (1956) more
Soundtrack:
Le Temps de Cerises more

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User Comments

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Perfect on a rainy day, 29 June 1999
10/10
Author: tb55

I'm not sure if this film has been released with English subtitles, but it does not matter. The story, the classic love triangle gone bad, is easy to follow in this silent movie. Director Aki Kaurismaki appears to have had fun with his remake of the Finnish novel. During the scenes at the farm house notice the subtle changes in the kitchen appliances, including the microwave oven. Kaurismaki is the director of the Leningrad Cowboys movies. Fans of those two movies should also recognize Sakari Kuosmanen, who plays Juha. Juha's beloved wife Marja is brilliantly played by Kati Outinen. Their visual narrative is both outstanding and insightful. I saw this movie with my wife during its first week in France. Neither of us speak Finnish nor could we read the French subtitles, but again, it didn't matter (thanks jan). With running time just slightly over an hour and fifteen minutes, it was the perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon in Paris.

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