Black on White (1968)
Mustaa valkoisella (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 35min
- Drama
- 15 Mar 1968 (Finland)
- Movie
Juha is the sales manager of a refrigerator company and his perfect-looking family and glittering array of modern kitchen appliances have just been featured in a magazine article, but in reality he is a womanising chauvinist more at home...
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- 3 wins.
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Cast
| Kristiina Halkola | ... |
Maria Constanza
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Liisamaija Laaksonen | ... |
Anja Holm - Master of Economic Sciences
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| Jörn Donner | ... |
Juha Holm - Sales Manager
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| Jukka Virtanen | ... |
Director of TV commercials
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Lasse Mårtenson | ... |
Risto 'Pekka' - Advertising Manager
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Arno Carlstedt | ... |
Man From Advertisement Department
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Tuomas Harpf | ... |
Tuomas - Hitch-Hiking Boy
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Kristina Hautala | ... |
Vocalist
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Toivo Helander | ... |
Porter of the "Hotel Patria"
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Esko Jantunen | ... |
Cinematographer of TV Commercials
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Anja Koivisto | ... |
Model Demonstrating Fridges
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Anneli Koivisto | ... |
Model Demonstrating Fridges
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| Marja Korhonen | ... |
Anja's Mother
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Matti Kuortti | ... |
Boy Playing Game Machines
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Eero Melasniemi | ... |
Maria's Ex-Boyfriend
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Pia Moberg | ... |
Model Demonstrating Fridges
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Tuula Nyman | ... |
Maria's Friend
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Sulevi Peltola | ... |
Young Man in Bed
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Erkki Peltomaa | ... |
Boy Playing Game Machine
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Marketta Riisalo | ... |
Marketta Holm 'Pia'
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Pehr-Olof Sirén | ... |
Anja's Father
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Directed by
| Jörn Donner | ||
Written by
| Jörn Donner | ... | (writer) |
| Marko Tapio | ... | (synopsis) |
| Kyösti Varesvuo | ... | (synopsis) |
Produced by
| Arno Carlstedt | ... | producer |
| Jörn Donner | ... | producer |
Music by
| Lasse Mårtenson | ||
| Georg Riedel | ||
Cinematography by
| Esko Nevalainen | ||
Editing by
| Jörn Donner | ||
Costume Design by
| Piero Gherardi | ||
Makeup Department
| Barbro Holmbring | ... | makeup artist |
| Nadja Pyykkö | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Nadja Saario) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jaakko Talaskivi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Thomas Holéwa | ... | sound editor |
| Paul Jyrälä | ... | sound editor / sound |
| Tuomo Kattilakoski | ... | sound |
| Matti Ylinen | ... | sound assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jorma Aarroskari | ... | assistant camera |
| Ulla Finnilä | ... | still photographer |
| Kari Sohlberg | ... | second camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Tiiti Taskinen | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Oskar Markkanen | ... | crew member |
| Erkki Tolvanen | ... | crew member |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Film Contact Organization (1971) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Filmways Australasian Distributors (1972) (Australia) (theatrical) (as 'Black on White')
- Finnkino
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Storyline
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Juha is the sales manager of a refrigerator company and his perfect-looking family and glittering array of modern kitchen appliances have just been featured in a magazine article, but in reality he 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 until that time. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki |
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| Taglines | Split! Between a faithful wife and a promiscuous mistress ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | "There is a large measure of love-hatred [for this director, Donner' s] relationship with [his country] Finland and the Finns .. [a] fault that may derive from the persistent hostility and disdain levelled at his productions by the Finnish intelligentsia." As, with this film, was the director's first back in his home country of Finland after a five year sojourn in neighboring Sweden - but where "he was treated [anyway] with thinly veiled scorn as a non-Swede encroaching on Swedish film tradition." - (Ingmar Bergman was his hero - he later made a documentary on him) - Donner the Finnish - but (minority) Swedish speaker - "mischievous film maker" returned to find himself "spurned by the serious critics .. accused of frivolity; [oft being considered] too casual, too flippant in [his] Finnish work .. [which were frequently] greeted with abuse from right and left wings alike [despite as for this one, suddenly] evidenced his dry but ferocious and nimble wit - superficially a commercial for Finnish standards of living, the film delved keenly beneath the surface of the Finnish welfare dream; but more subtly, [was] a condemnation of society that draws its sustenance from glamour and eccentricity." [From Peter Cowrie in contemporaneous 'Finnish Cinema; published in '76.] See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Tenderness (1972). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kielletyt käskyt See more » |
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Voiceover 'presenter' of magazine:
Juha Holm's family is a happy and classic model Finnish family. Let's get to know the Holm's world... Anja, Juha's wife, is a qualified economist... but she gave up her job when the family built a... house, and devoted herself to the care of the home. The kitchen has all the gadgets that help make everyday chores easy... The family has two cars. Juha has a Volvo 144 Sport supplied by his firm, four geared, very roomy and suitable for his long business trips. Anja has a handy little Datsun Bluebird for shopping. She cleans it regularly in front of the house... Father takes an active part in the household chores and Mother gives frank advice to her daughter about sexual problems - and life in general. The family's lifestyle gives meaning to their life. See more » |