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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'' (''Joulutarina'', 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Awards
The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. The award is one of the oldest films awards in Europe. The original planned name for the prize was ''Aino'', but Jussi won in the end. The name comes from a character in the 1924 and 1936 Pohjalaisia films. The awards were originally organized by the ''Elokuvajournalistit'' organization, but the task was transferred in the early 1960s to the ''Filmiaura'' organization, composed of around 300 members working in the Finnish film industry. Because of the controversy surrounding the transfer, no awards were handed out in 1960 and 1961. Description The award trophy is a gypsum statuette depicting a standing man with a hat, based on the character of Jussi in the aforementioned films. It was designed by sculptor Ben Renvall. Modernly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ones Below
''The Ones Below'' is a 2015 British thriller directed by David Farr in his feature debut. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and released on 11 March 2016 in the United Kingdom. Plot Kate (Clémence Poésy) and Justin (Stephen Campbell Moore) are expecting their first child. They also have new downstairs neighbours, Jon (David Morrissey) and Theresa (Laura Birn), who are also expecting their first baby. Kate and Justin invite Jon and Theresa for dinner so they can get acquainted; the visitors leave their shoes by the door, at the top of the stairs. During their dinner conversation, it's revealed that Kate and Justin originally didn't want children and were together 10 years before deciding to have a baby, and conceived rather quickly thereafter. Jon and Theresa tell them they struggled for seven years to have a child, and Theresa is visibly upset that Kate got pregnant as quickly as she did, while she and Jon had tried for year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Heart Of A Lion
''Heart of a Lion'' ( fi, Leijonasydän) is a 2013 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film tells the story about a Neo-Nazi named Teppo, who falls in love with a woman named Sari. He later finds out that Sari's son from the previous marriage is black. This leads Teppo to trouble with his fellow Neo-Nazis, especially his half-brother Harri. Cast * Peter Franzén as Teppo * Jasper Pääkkönen as Harri * Laura Birn as Sari * Pamela Tola * Jussi Vatanen * Timo Lavikainen Timo Lavikainen (born 1972) is a Finnish actor. He lives in Joensuu Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mo ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heart Of A Lion 2013 films 2013 drama films Films about racism Finnish drama films 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naked Harbour
''Naked Harbour'' ( fi, Vuosaari) is a 2012 Finnish drama film directed by Aku Louhimies. Synopsis The film takes place in Vuosaari, the easternmost suburb of Helsinki, Finland. The plot revolves around several families, around which love plays a theme in the midst of very adverse interpersonal relationships. Cast * Sean Pertwee as Robert * Amanda Pilke as Milla * Jasper Pääkkönen as Anders * Laura Birn as Iiris * Mikko Kouki as Pertti * Lenna Kuurmaa as Viivi * Taneli Mäkelä as Milla's father * Matleena Kuusniemi Matleena Kuusniemi (born 24 September 1973) is a Finnish actress. She attended the Helsinki Theatre Academy in the 1990s, and has since starred in several films and on television. Kuusniemi is known for her role as Pauliina Sorjonen in the televi ... as Sara * Deogracias Masomi as Make References External links * 2012 drama films 2012 films Finnish drama films 2010s Finnish-language films {{Finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Must Have Been Love
''Must Have Been Love'' ( no, En som deg, fi, Kaksi tarinaa rakkaudesta) is a 2012 Norwegian-Finnish romantic drama film directed by Eirik Svensson. The film was Svensson's directorial debut, and stars Pamela Tola and Espen Klouman Høiner. It was shot in Oslo, Helsinki, Istanbul and Berlin. Cast *Pamela Tola as Kaisa *Espen Klouman Høiner as Jacob / Andreas *Mattis Herman Nyquist as August *Audun Hjort as Audun * Laura Birn as Anna *Pihla Viitala Pihla Viitala (born 30 September 1982) is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. Personal life In 2004, Viitala married musician Kerkko Koskinen; the couple divorced in 2008. She married Kazakh- German Alex Sc ... as Helmi References External links * 2012 films 2012 romantic drama films 2012 multilingual films Norwegian romantic drama films Finnish romantic drama films 2010s English-language films English-language Norwegian films English-language Finnish films 2010s Norwegian-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 Days To Premiere
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Story (film)
''Christmas Story'' ( fi, Joulutarina) is a 2007 Finnish Christmas drama film directed by Juha Wuolijoki. It is the story of how an orphan called Nikolas became Santa Claus. Plot Many years ago, in Lapland, a boy named Nikolas is orphaned when his family are killed in an accident. The heads of the families in the village meet to decide his future and, as life in the arctic is difficult, it is decided that as no one family could care for him permanently, they would raise him communally, with each family taking him for one year and then moving him on to the next. Grateful, Nikolas begins whittling toys out of wood as a gift which, each Christmas, he leaves for the family that cared for him. It becomes a tradition from then, with Nikolas never forgets the children of those families that received him each year. When a blight hits the village, and none of the families can afford to take him in for the next year, he is taken in by grumpy hermit Iisakki as his carpenter's apprentice. Iis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearls And Pigs
''Helmiä ja sikoja'' ( en, Pearls and Pigs) is a 2003 Finnish comedy film directed and written by Perttu Leppä, and starring Mikko Leppilampi and Laura Birn. Plot When the Hirvonen brother's (Läde, Timo, Ruho and Poju) bootlegging father ends up in jail, his sons need money to pay his debts to local crooks. The brothers suddenly get a new family member when their stepsister, Saara, moves in with them. Soon they find out Saara has an outstanding singing voice and the boys come up with an idea to send her to a child star contest. To train the girl a former child star, a current pub rose, is employed. Reviews Cast *Mikko Leppilampi – Läde *Laura Birn – Laura *Amanda Pilke – Saara * Unto Helo – Timo *Timo Lavikainen – Ruho * Konsta Hiekkanen – Poju * Pekka Valkeejärvi – Ukko *Outi Mäenpää – Saaran mutsi (Saara's mother) *Antti Reini – Lauran miesystävä (Laura's boyfriend) *Antti Virmavirta – Sika * Tomi Salmela – Limppu *Sakari Kuosmanen – Lehikoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripping (film)
''Stripping'' ( fi, Hengittämättä & nauramatta) is a 2002 Finnish comedy film directed by Saara Saarela. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Liisa Kuoppamäki as Inka * Meri Nenonen as Helena * Marc Gassot as Arno * Johan Storgård as Luukas * Tiina Pirhonen * Mikko Nousiainen as Joonas * Aarni Ahjolinna * Elina Knihtilä * Janne Hyytiäinen * 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 j ... as Kaupan kassa References External links * 2002 films 2002 comedy films 2000s Finnish-language films Finnish comedy films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eto Demerzel
R. Daneel Olivaw is a fictional robot created by Isaac Asimov. The "R" initial in his name stands for "Robot," a naming convention in Asimov's future society during Earth's early period of space colonization. Daneel is introduced in ''The Caves of Steel'', a serialized story published in ''Galaxy'' magazine vol. 7 #1-3 from October to December 1953. The full story was published by Doubleday as a hardcover book in 1954."The Caves of Steel" - ''Galaxy'' science fiction magazine vol. 7 #1-3, published October,1953 - December, 1953. ''The Caves of Steel'' (first edition hardcover novel) - Doubleday, published 1954. In his introduction story, Daneel is said to be not only made in the likeness of one of his creators but is also the first robot physically indistinguishable from humans. Like other robots in Asimov's stories, his "positronic brain" is governed by the Three Laws of Robotics. Daneel's particular brain and system are more advanced than the average robot. He can convincingly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
