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August Fools
''August Fools'' ( fi, Mieletön elokuu) is a 2013 comedy film directed by Taru Mäkelä. It is a Finnish-Czech co-production set in Helsinki, Finland in the early 1960s. Main cast *Kati Outinen *Esko Salminen * Elena Leeve *Laura Birn *Tapio Liinoja *Vesa Vierikko *Pirkka-Pekka Petelius *Miroslav Etzler *Aku Hirviniemi Aku-Heikki Ilmari Hirviniemi (born 5 December 1983, in Riihimäki) is a Finnish actor. Theatre and television Hirviniemi has worked for several theatres around Finland, including Helsinki, Riihimäki, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Hämeenlinna, whi ... References External links * 2013 films Films directed by Taru Mäkelä Czech romantic comedy films Finnish romantic comedy films 2013 romantic comedy films 2013 multilingual films Czech multilingual films Finnish multilingual films {{2010s-romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taru Mäkelä
Taru Mäkelä (born 1 April 1959) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. She started her career in the 1980s working for the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Life and career Besides directing and screenwriting, Mäkelä has also worked as a producer, editor and actor. Mäkelä studied at the Department of Cinematography at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture and graduated with a master's degree in art in 1989. She is also a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Helsinki. Mäkelä began her career as a director in the 1980s at YLE, where she wrote and directed the Smiley Lips entertainment series. She has directed three feature films: ''Little Sister'' (1999), '' The Storage'' (2011) and '' August Fools'' (2013). In December 2014, Mäkelä's comedy ''Eila, Rampe and Likka'', based on the characters in Sinikka Nopola's books, premiered. In 2005–2010, Mäkelä was a member of the Board of the Finnish Film Foundation. She was the chairman of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kati Outinen
Anna Katriina "Kati" Outinen (born 17 August 1961) is a Finnish actress who has often played leading female roles in Aki Kaurismäki's films. Outinen was born in Helsinki. Having studied under Jouko Turkka during his "reign" of drama studies in Finland, she nevertheless has never been associated with the "''turkkalaisuus''" school of acting methodology. Her breakthrough role was as a tough girl in the generational classic youth film '' Täältä tullaan elämä'' (1980) by Tapio Suominen. In 1984, she appeared in '' Aikalainen''. Besides a strong domestic reputation gained through a widely varied list of roles in theater and television drama, film director Aki Kaurismäki's films have brought Outinen international attention and even adulation, particularly in Germany and France. Her first work together with Kaurismäki was '' Shadows in Paradise'' in 1986. At the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, Outinen won the award for Best Actress for the Kaurismäki film ''The Man Without a Past' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film A/S (lit. "Nordic Film") is a Danish entertainment company established in 1906 in Copenhagen by filmmaker Ole Olsen. It is the fourth-oldest film studio in the world behind the Gaumont Film Company, Pathé, and Titanus, and the oldest studio to be continuously active. History Olsen started his company in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby under the name "Ole Olsen's Film Factory" but soon changed it to the Nordisk Film company. In 1908, Olsen opened an affiliate branch in New York, the Great Northern Film Company, to handle the distribution of his films to the American market. In 1909 having been excluded from the MPPC cartel in the United States, which Olsen had hoped to join, Nordisk participated in the Paris Film Congress in a failed attempt by major European producers to form a similar monopoly. As Nordisk Film, it became a publicly traded company in 1911. In 1992, it merged with the Egmont media group, operating as electronic media production a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esko Salminen
Esko Salminen (born 12 October 1940, in Helsinki) is a Finnish actor with careers on television, the stage and on the silver screen. He has had three marriages: (1961–1963); 1971–1981); and (present). He had two children with his second wife, one of whom is an actor. Selected filmography *''The Dissidents'' (2017) *''August Fools'' (2013) *''Härmä (2012 film), Härmä'' (2012) *''The Storage'' (2011) *''Unna ja Nuuk'' (2006) *''Mother of Mine (film), Mother of Mine'' (2005) *''Aapo (film), Aapo'' (1994) *'' The Last Border'' (1993) *'' Hamlet Goes Business'' (1987) *''Sign of the Beast'' (1981) *''Flame Top'' (1980) *'' Poet and Muse'' (1978) *''Speedy Gonzales - noin 7 veljeksen poika Speedy refers to something or someone moving at high speed. Speedy may refer to: Ships * HMS ''Speedy'', nine ships of the Royal Navy * ''Speedy''-class brig, a class of naval ship * ''Speedy'' (1779), a whaler and convict ship despatched i ...'' (English title ''Speedy Gonzales - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Leeve
Elena Maire Karin Leeve (born 1 February 1983 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress who has worked on television, in films and on stage. She received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her work in a Pirjo Honkasalo film ''Fire-Eater'' in 1999. In 2009, she won her second Jussi for the leading role in a film ''Putoavia enkeleitä''. Selected filmography *''Fire-Eater'' (1998) *''Cyclomania'' (2001) *''Beauty and the Bastard'' (2005) *'' Ganes'' (2007) *''Putoavia enkeleitä'' (2008) *'' Risto'' (2011) *''August Fools ''August Fools'' ( fi, Mieletön elokuu) is a 2013 comedy film directed by Taru Mäkelä. It is a Finnish-Czech co-production set in Helsinki, Finland in the early 1960s. Main cast *Kati Outinen *Esko Salminen * Elena Leeve *Laura Birn *Tapio L ...'' (2013) References External links * 1983 births Living people Actresses from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish actresses Finnish film actresses Finnish television actresses 21st-century Finnish actresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Birn
Laura Eveliina Birn (born 25 April 1981) is a Finnish film actress. Birn was born in Helsinki, Finland. She completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. She is most famous for her appearances in the 2003 film ''Helmiä ja sikoja'' alongside Mikko Leppilampi and most notably in her role in the 2005 film ''Lupaus''. In the United States, she is best known for her supporting role in the Finnish film ''Joulutarina'' (English title: ''Christmas Story'') and '' A Walk Among the Tombstones''. In addition to her native Finnish, Birn also speaks or understands English, Swedish, Portuguese, and Spanish. Her performance in the 2012 film ''Purge'' earned her a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actress. She appears in ''Foundation'' (2021) as Eto Demerzel. Filmography * '' Stripping'' (''Hengittämättä ja nauramatta'', 2002) * '' Pearls and Pigs'' (''Helmiä ja sikoja'', 2003) * '' Promise'' (''Lupaus'', 2005) * '' Christmas Story'' (''Joulutarin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesa Vierikko
Vesa Tapio Vierikko (born 24 May 1956 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a Finnish actor. Vierikko began acting in 1978 on television working consistently throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He starred in the 2003 film ''Sibelius'' working with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo and actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen and Seela Sella and Miina Turunen. He once again worked with director Koivusalo in '' Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'' in 2005. More recently in 2006 he has starred in over 16 episodes of ''Akkaa päälle''. Partial filmography * '' Jon'' (1983) * ''Onks' Viljoo näkyny?'' (1988) * '' The Winter War'' (''Talvisota'', 1989) * ''The Match Factory Girl'' (''Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö'', 1990) * ''Hobitit'' (1993) * '' Santa Claus and the Magic Drum'' (''Joulupukki ja noitarumpu'', 1996) * '' Gold Fever in Lapland'' (''Lapin kullan kimallus'', 1999) * '' Ponterosa'' (2001) * '' The Book of Fate'' (''Kohtalon kirja'', 2003) * ''Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish actor, director, producer, screenwriter and politician. He has also released six records as a singer. He is a member of the Green League and was elected to the Finnish parliament in the 2019 election with 6,331 personal votes. Petelius's breakthrough was in Yleisradio's sketch series '' Velipuolikuu'' (1983), which he wrote and also acted in. The popularity gained by the series started Petelius's career as one of the most well-known comedians in Finland. He gained immense popularity due to his work in the sketch series '' Pulttibois'' (and its sequel, ''Manitbois'') with Aake Kalliala. Despite being known as a comedian Petelius has also acted in several more serious roles in films and television, especially in the recent years. He played Hietanen in Rauni Mollberg's '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1985). Other significant films have been e.g. Aki Kaurismäki's ''Hamlet Goes Business'' (1986), Åke Lindman's ''Lapin kullan kimallus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aku Hirviniemi
Aku-Heikki Ilmari Hirviniemi (born 5 December 1983, in Riihimäki) is a Finnish actor. Theatre and television Hirviniemi has worked for several theatres around Finland, including Helsinki, Riihimäki, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Hämeenlinna, while also acting in films and on television. He first gained popularity in a television series ''Presidentin kanslia'' (2008–2011) in which he played the chauffeur Illu Airisto. In the spring of 2010, Hirviniemi became a household name in Finland when a weekly sketch comedy television show ''Putous'' premiered. In the first season, his female character Marja Tyrni was crowned as the "sketch comedy character of the year". He was part of the cast in the first five seasons of the show, but announced on 1 March 2014 that he would not return for season six. From 2012 to 2016 Hirviniemi starred MTV3's police drama series '' Roba''. In 2014 Hirviniemi and another former ''Putous'' actor Jaakko Saariluoma hosted a comedy talk show ''Posse'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Films
The following tables list films released in 2013. Three popular films ('' Top Gun'', '' Jurassic Park'', and '' The Wizard of Oz'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies. It’s also a particularly apt year to make a list of the best films. Making a list is not merely a numerical act but also a polemical one, and the best of this year’s films are polemical in their assertion of the singularity of cinema, as well as of the art form’s opposition to the disposable images of television. The 2013 crop comprises an unplanned, if not accidental, collective declaration of the essence of the cinema, an art of images and sounds that, at their best, don’t exist to tell a story or to tantalize the audience (though they may well do so) but, rather, to reflect a crisis in the life of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Taru Mäkelä
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Romantic Comedy Films
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland * Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) The Czech Republic is a nation state in Europe. Czech Republic may also refer to: *Czech Republic (European Parliament constituency) *Czech Socialist Republic The Czech Socialist Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
