KAVI Julkaisut
by Sasu | created - 05 Apr 2015 | updated - 15 Dec 2015 | PublicList of films released in DVD format in collaboration with KAVI (Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti - National Audiovisual Institute (Finland)).
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1. The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1938)
115 min | Drama, Romance
About Olavi, a farmer's son who leaves his home after a dispute with his father and leads a life of a womanizing logger.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Kaarlo Oksanen, Rakel Linnanheimo, Mirjami Kuosmanen, Nora Mäkinen
Votes: 231
2. Unelma karjamajalla (1940)
108 min | Drama, Romance
Drama about a young woman in rural Finland in the 1930s. The small village provides a scene for intrigues, fights, love, jealousy, accusations, and revenge.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Sirkka Salonen, Olga Tainio, Kaarlo Oksanen, Kyösti Erämaa
Votes: 134
3. Vihtori ja Klaara (1939)
99 min | Comedy
Popular US comic Irish cartoon characters Jiggs and Maggie were syndicated in the Scandinavian countries and here become Vihtori and Klaara, with some of the strip's gags transplanted to slapstick style live action.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Eino Jurkka, Verna Piponius, Turo Kartto, Nora Mäkinen
Votes: 102
4. Levoton veri (1946)
91 min | Drama, Romance
A love triangle of two sisters, both passionately desiring the same man.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Eino Katajavuori, Toini Vartiainen, Harriett Philipson
Votes: 248
5. Sellaisena kuin sinä minut halusit (1944)
102 min | Drama
A girl who moves to the city after her fiancé lacks the courage to face his father ,who is against their relationship. In the city the girls winds up being abused by men, giving birth to a child and supporting herself on prostitution.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Marie-Louise Fock, Ture Ara, Kunto Karapää, Lauri Korpela
Votes: 259
6. Hornankoski (1949)
105 min | Drama
Two brothers, one frivolous but fun, the other industrious but dull, both rivals to one woman worker on their farm they both fancy, told in black and white classic melodrama way.
Directors: Teuvo Tulio, Roland af Hällström | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, William Markus, Åke Lindman, Annie Mörk
Votes: 102
7. Passionate Power (1947)
90 min | Drama
Turbulent, then tragic, marital relationship resulting in wife getting the upper hand from oppressive husband, on a post second world war farmstead.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Kullervo Kalske, Eric Gustafson, Aku Peltonen
Votes: 153
8. Rakkauden risti (1946)
99 min | Drama, Romance
The daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she finds herself selling herself in the streets, until a painter finds her as an ideal model for his next painting.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Oscar Tengström, Ville Salminen, Rauli Tuomi
Votes: 234
9. Rikollinen nainen (1952)
110 min | Drama, Romance
A happy and spirited lady is being courted by two gentlemen. Eventually she marries the other and leads a content family life - until through unlikely events she ends up in a prison, suffering from amnesia.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Eija Karipää, Tauno Majuri, Kurt Ingvall
Votes: 119
10. Mustasukkaisuus (1953)
93 min | Drama, Romance
The siblings Riitta and Anja love the same man, the treasurer Jyri Mara. Riitta ends up marrying Jyri, but when the couple loses their children Riitta gets jealous and mad.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Eero Paganus, Assi Raine, Annie Mörk
Votes: 91
11. Olet mennyt minun vereeni (1956)
102 min | Drama, Romance
Innocent girl gets lead astray by Lothario, not only into adultery, because he's already married, but devilish drink, too. Lothario's good friend, the fine upstanding seaman takes a fancy ... See full summary »
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Kirsti Hurme, Lauri Korpela, Nestori Lampi, Matti Lehtelä
Votes: 131
12. Sensuela (1973)
104 min | Drama, Romance
A Lappish girl, the only daughter of a reindeer herder, rescues a crashed German fighter pilot during WW2. The two develop warm feelings for each other during his convalescence.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Marianne Mardi, Ossi Elstelä, Mauritz Åkerman, Ismo Saario
Votes: 666
13. Radio tulee hulluksi (1952)
95 min | Comedy, Thriller
The ambitious radio reporter Toivo Teräsvuori (Hannes Häyrinen) is disappointed when ordered to report on an agricultural show in Mäntsälä. He convinces his superior to let him report using... See full summary »
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Hannes Häyrinen, Ritva Arvelo, Uljas Kandolin, Kaarlo Halttunen
Votes: 62
14. Laveata tietä (1931)
91 min | Drama, Romance
Antti Larto is a charmer violinist who conquers not only the hearts of Finnish women but also those of Parisians.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Teuvo Tulio, Eeva Virtanen, Alli Riks, Kaarlo Penttilä
Votes: 52
15. Mustalaishurmaaja (1929)
69 min | Drama, Romance
Manjardo, a young Gypsy leader headed by Tulio, has spent a lively and joyful life with his young women, Glafira and very keen Akris. He will soon be married to the daughter of the master ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Teuvo Tulio, Meri Hackzell, Hanna Taini, Alli Riks
Votes: 76
16. Kaikki rakastavat (1935)
80 min | Comedy, Romance
'Everbody Loves' is the English translation: as indeed they all here do as some fellahs get smitten by a couple of comely young fillies, whilst Mothers - (and one wife) - supervise / interfere, depending on your take on romance blossoming.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Birgit Nuotio, Martta Suonio
Votes: 108
17. Mieheke (1936)
80 min | Comedy, Romance
Irmeli wants a certain job as a secretary but finds out that she would have to be married in order to get the vacancy. She lies that she has recently married and then gets a stranger from a... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Tuulikki Paananen, Tauno Palo, Uuno Laakso, Regina Linnanheimo
Votes: 111
18. Anna-Liisa (1922)
70 min | Drama
Anna-Liisa of Kortesuo is engaged to Johannes of Kivimaa, but she is burdened by a heavy past. On the day of the announcement, Anna-Liisa confesses her crime in the presence of the party guests.
Directors: Teuvo Puro, Jussi Snellman | Stars: Helmi Lindelöf, Hemmo Kallio, Meri Roini, Greta Waahtera
Votes: 100
19. Ihmiset suviyössä (1948)
66 min | Drama
A visual poem based on a story by Nobel laureate F.E. Sillanpää. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Eila Pehkonen, Martti Katajisto, Emma Väänänen, Eero Roine
Votes: 203
20. Sysmäläinen (1938)
93 min | Adventure, Comedy
A period comedy set in 1622-1637. The male protagonist, the man from Sysmä, is the fool who always fails to recognize the female protagonist in her many disguises, dressing as a man, and then as a man dressing as woman.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Olavi Reimas, Sirkka Sari, Vilho Auvinen, Kerttu Salmi
Votes: 102
21. Nummisuutarit (1957)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
Esko is going to a neighboring village to marry Kreeta after her father arranged the marriage with Esko's father. Esko takes Mikko as his travel companion and that's where Esko's ordeals begin.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Martti Kuningas, Lauri Leino, Alice Lyly, Ernest Ervasti
Votes: 77
22. Nuori mylläri (1958)
93 min | Comedy
A young man arrives in the village. He becomes a miller and delights the girls in the village, which evokes bitterness in others. He is subject to moralistic criticism, even though he is in fact only in love with the tailor's daughter.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Martti Kuningas, Teija Sopanen, Artturi Laakso, Senni Nieminen
Votes: 66
23. Pohjalaisia (1925)
118 min | Drama, History
Story of the rebellion of the peasants against the authorities.
Director: Jalmari Lahdensuo | Stars: Simo Kaario, Oiva Soini, Kaisa Leppänen, Einar Rinne
Votes: 34
24. Neiti Tuittupää (1943)
80 min | Drama
Young, remarkably independent (for the times) woman decides how to make her own way through life, without any interfering patriarchal characters dictating it for her, whilst keeps suitors ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Lea Joutseno, Tapio Nurkka, Tauno Majuri, Rakel Linnanheimo
Votes: 56
25. Rikas tyttö (1939)
80 min | Comedy
Two well to do ladies are wooed by ennui upper class lads/men: a chance encounter with a stranger of seemingly lesser class causes one to be all a flutter, especially when her own riches ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Sirkka Sari, Olavi Reimas, Lea Joutseno, Hannes Häyrinen
Votes: 83
26. The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
Not Rated | 67 min | Adventure, Fantasy
The evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Urho Somersalmi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov, Andris Osins
Votes: 1,464
27. Aktivistit (1939)
110 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor of Finland, and his fellow activists take on smaller tasks in the fight for freedom.
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Helena Kara, Tuulikki Paananen, Uuno Laakso, Ville Salminen
Votes: 57
28. Vihreä kulta (1939)
86 min | Drama, Romance
Governess Kristine Bergman arrives in her native Lapland with her husband Gustav Bergman. On a night-time sleigh ride, she meets and falls in love with the head forester Suontaa, who responds to her feelings.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Hanna Taini, Olavi Reimas, Sven Relander, Topo Leistelä
Votes: 74
29. VMV 6 (1936)
128 min | Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Coast guard battles the bootleggers who smuggle booze across the Gulf of Finland during the prohibition law.
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Joel Rinne, Uuno Laakso, Kerstin Nylander
Votes: 75
30. Morsian yllättää (1941)
67 min | Comedy
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Lea Joutseno, Tauno Majuri, Olavi Reimas, Reino Valkama
Votes: 81
31. Tositarkoituksella (1943)
79 min | Comedy, Romance, War
A young woman leaving the city for the countryside encounters the concept of voluntary work - new to her. She eventually does good, and charms the employer at the same time.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Tauno Majuri, Tapio Nurkka, Annie Mörk, Lea Joutseno
Votes: 64
32. 'Herra ja ylhäisyys' (1944)
113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
Lieutenant general T. J. A. Heikkilä (Tauno Palo) is sent to Sierranueva on a secret mission with his adjutant Silvio (Jorma Nortimo). In Sierranueva, they get mixed up in a political ... See full summary »
Director: Jorma Nortimo | Stars: Tauno Palo, Regina Linnanheimo, Jorma Nortimo, Eine Laine
Votes: 89
33. Sadan miekan mies (1951)
80 min | Adventure, Comedy
Director: Ilmari Unho | Stars: Kalervo Nissilä, Marja Korhonen, Toini Vartiainen, Uljas Kandolin
Votes: 96
34. The Green Chamber of Linnais (1945)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A nobleman in 1830's Finland has to contend with stuck-up relatives, his daughters' suitors, dark secrets from his family's past, mistaken identities and a haunted wing of his mansion.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Rauli Tuomi, Regina Linnanheimo, Kaija Rahola, Paavo Jännes
Votes: 176
35. Women of Niskavuori (1938)
78 min | Drama, Romance
The first Finnish talking picture (with English subtitles) to be released in the United States is a story of the conflict between the old and new orders of living. Tauno Palo marries Irja ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Olga Tainio, Tauno Palo, Irja Elstelä, Lea Joutseno
Votes: 145
36. Meren kasvojen edessä (1926)
90 min | Drama
A man stays with a fisherman and his adult daughter in coastal Finland, develops feelings for the daughter and begins to uncover a terrible secret haunting the family.
Director: Teuvo Puro | Stars: Kaarlo Kytö, Urho Seppälä, Ilmari Unho, Waldemar Wohlström
Votes: 43
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