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Badding (film)
''Badding'' is a 2000 Finnish biographical film about Finnish rock singer Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki. Cast * Janne Reinikainen - Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki * Karoliina Blackburn - Mari * Peter Franzén Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Finehair in ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Personal life Franzén was born in Keminmaa, north Finland. ... - Ossi * - Arde * Ilkka Koivula - Albert Hilton * - Frans Hilton * - Äiti * - Yli-Laakio * Jenni Rautawaara - Viettelijätär * - Naapurin mummo * - Radiotoimittaja References External links * 2000s biographical films Finnish biographical drama films {{Finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Pölönen
Markku Tapani Pölönen (born 16 September 1957 in Eno) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, and editor; and the owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film '' Dog Nail Clipper'' — written and directed by Pölönen — which was honoured in five categories at the 2005 Jussi Awards (Finland's premier film awards) including Best Direction and Best Script and which film critic Jay Weissberg from ''Variety'' called Pölönen's "most mature work to date". Pölönen has received numerous additional Jussi awards, including best picture and best screenplay for ''Onnen Maa'' (1994); best picture and best director for ''Kivenpyörittäjän kylä'' (1995); and best picture, best director, and best screenplay for '' A Summer by the River'' (1999) Pölönen has also been nominated for two other Jussis that he did not win. Finally, many of Pölönen's films have earned best actor and best actress awards, as well. Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janne Reinikainen (actor)
Janne Reinikainen (born 10 March 1969) is a Finnish actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1991. Selected filmography References External links * 1969 births Living people Finnish male film actors {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoliina Blackburn
Karoliina Blackburn (born 23 November 1972 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress and Muay Thai fighter . She is mostly known for her appearance in '' Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning'', a parody scifi fan film (where she was one of only three professional actors in cast), but has also had roles in several big-budget Finnish television series. Karoliina served as the host for Finnish reality TV show '' Suuri Seikkailu'' in 2005. She is also the 2004 Finnish champion in Thai boxing (60 kg women's category). Selected filmography * '' Badding'' (2000) * ''Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood'' (4 episodes, 2002) * '' Game Over'' (2005) * '' Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning'' (2005) * '' Suuri Seikkailu'' (Finnish reality television series, Karoliina was the show's host) * ''Nightmare - painajainen merellä ''Nightmare'' ( fi, Nightmare – painajainen merellä; literally translated "A Nightmare on the Sea") is a 2012 Finnish horror thriller film directed by Marko Äijö. The film is based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauli Somerjoki
Rauli Somerjoki (born Rauli Aarre Tapani Somerjoki; 30 August 1947-14 January 1987), known professionally as "Badding", was a Finnish rock singer born in the town of Somero into a family of five children. His records were published on such labels as Love Records. Career Badding Somerjoki founded his first band, The Five Yes, in 1963 and also played in the group Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940. He and M. A. Numminen caused a major scandal in 1966 with provocative songs like "Mitä nuoren aviomiehen tulee muistaa" ('What Young Husbands Should Remember') and "Jenkka ulkosynnyttimistä" ('Vulva Jenkka'), whose performance resulted in the interruption of the concert by the police although the lyrics were simply texts from factual books on marriage and sexuality available in public libraries. (in Finnish) Badding's most famous songs include "Fiilaten ja höylät ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Franzén
Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Finehair in ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Personal life Franzén was born in Keminmaa, north Finland. Franzén has described his childhood as difficult due to his violent and alcoholic stepfather. Later, Franzén's relationship to his abusive stepfather was a major focal point in his semi-autobiographical novel, ''Above Dark Waters''. He met his actress wife Irina Björklund while studying in Theatre Academy of Finland. In 1999 the couple moved to Los Angeles, where they lived until 2013, after which they moved to Roquevaire, France. They have a son, born in September 2007. Career As an actor, Franzén has appeared in over 50 films and TV series. For his role in '' Dog Nail Clipper'', Franzén was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Actor as well as earning praise from film critic Jay Weissberg from ''Variety'' magazine who called the actor "on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilkka Koivula
Ilkka Koivula (born 16 March 1966) is a Finnish actor. He has appeared in 28 films and television shows since 1988. He starred in the film ''Lights in the Dusk'', which was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Freakin' Beautiful World'' (1997) * ''Bad Luck Love'' (2000) * '' Badding'' (2000) * ''Rentun Ruusu'' (2001) * ''Eila'' (2003) * ''Lights in the Dusk ''Lights in the Dusk'' ( fi, Laitakaupungin valot) is a 2006 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, and Maria Järvenhelmi, the film was presented at the 2006 Can ...'' (2006) References External links * 1966 births Living people Finnish male film actors People from Ranua 20th-century Finnish male actors 21st-century Finnish male actors {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Biographical Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
