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Leea Klemola
Leea Elisabet Klemola (born 16 August 1965 in Veteli) is a Finnish actress, director and playwright. She studied at the Theatre Academy Helsinki 1987–1991 and has also been teaching acting. Career Klemola has worked on stage and in films. She starred in two Auli Mantila films, '' Neitoperho'' (1997) and ''Pelon maantiede'' (1999), and most recently in Simo Halinen's film '' Open Up to Me'' (2013) in which she is portraying a woman who has just gone through a sex reassignment surgery. In her work, Klemola is often dealing with controversial subjects such as gender blending, forbidden love and sexuality. Selected filmography *'' Talvisota'' (1989) *''Tuhlaajapoika'' (1992) *''Kuinka katosin karkkimaahan'' (1992) *'' Kauhun millimetrit'' (1992) *''Kaivo'' (1992) *''P(l)ain Truth'' (1993) *'' Neitoperho'' (1997) *''Pelon maantiede'' (1999) *'' Lasileuka'' (2004) *''Miehen työ'' (2007) *'' Skavabölen pojat'' (2009) *'' Open Up to Me'' (2013) *''Wildeye ''Wildeye'' ( fi, Kätilà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veteli
Veteli ( sv, Vetil) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Politics Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Veteli: * Centre Party 42.1% *True Finns 39.3% *Social Democratic Party 7.8% *Christian Democrats 4.2% *National Coalition Party 3.3% * Left Alliance 1.0% *Swedish People's Party 0.7% *Green League 0.6% Notable people *Juha Sipilä, (born 1961), politics former Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019), *Esko Aho, (born 1954), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland The prime minister of Finland ( fi, Suomen pääministeri; ) is the leader of the Finnish Government. The prime mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auli Mantila
Auli Mantila (born 27 May 1964) is a Finnish film director, writer, producer and actress. Career Mantila is best known for having directed the films '' Neitoperho'' (1997), ''Pelon maantiede'' (2000) and ''Ystäväni Henry'' (2004). In addition, she has appeared as an actress in Juho Kuosmanen's film ''Taulukauppiaat'' (2010). In October 2008, she won a Prix Europa trophy for best drama series for directing a television series ''Hopeanuolet.'' Mantila's first novel ''Varpunen'' was published in 2005. She has also written and directed for Finnish radio. Originally Auli Mantila studied to become a class teacher, but soon switched to art education. In recent years, she has mostly worked as a producer and a consultant for a number of short subjects and documentaries. In 2011, Arts Council of Finland The Arts Promotion Centre Finland ( fi, Taiteen edistämiskeskus, sv, Centret för konstfrämjande) is an expert and service agency for promoting the arts in Finland. Arts Promotion Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Collector (1997 Film)
''The Collector'' ( fi, Neitoperho) is a 1997 Finnish drama film directed by Auli Mantila. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Leea Klemola as Eevi * Elina Hurme as Ami * Rea Mauranen as Anja * Henriikka Salo as Helena * Robin Svartström as Jusu See also * List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Finland has submitted thirty-five films for consideration in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category. The Award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length moti ... References External links * 1997 films 1997 drama films Finnish drama films 1990s Finnish-language films {{1990s-drama-film- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Up To Me
''Open Up to Me'' ( fi, Kerron sinulle kaiken) is a 2013 Finnish film directed and written by Simo Halinen. It tells a story of Maarit (Leea Klemola), a woman who has just gone through a sex reassignment surgery. She wants to rebuild her relationship to her teenage daughter and is also looking for a man to share her life with. The film was nominated for the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize. Reception The film has received favorable reviews. While some writers have criticized the story for not having enough twists and turns, the work of actors has been praised almost unanimously. On 2 February 2014, ''Open Up to Me'' received two Jussi Awards; one for Leea Klemola (Best Actress in a Leading Role) and another for Halinen (Best Screenplay). Main cast *Leea Klemola as Maarit *Peter Franzén as Sami *Ria Kataja as Julia *Emmi Nivala as Pinja *Alex Anton as Teo *Maria Heiskanen as Silva *Olavi Uusivirta Olavi Uusivirta (born 28 July 1983 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Reassignment Surgery
Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a surgical procedure, or series of procedures, that alters a transgender or transsexual person's physical appearance and sexual characteristics to resemble those associated with their identified gender, and alleviate gender dysphoria. The term is also sometimes used to describe surgical intervention for intersex people. It is also known as sex reassignment surgery (SRS), gender confirmation surgery (GCS), and several other names. Professional medical organizations have established Standards of Care, which apply before someone can apply for and receive reassignment surgery, including psychological evaluation, and a period of real-life experience living in the desired gender. Feminization surgeries are surgeries that result in anatomy that is typically gendered female, such as vaginoplasty and breast augmentation, whereas masculinization surgeries are those that result in anatomy that is typically gendered male, such as phalloplasty and brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winter War (film)
''The Winter War'' ( fi, Talvisota) is a 1989 Finnish war film directed by Pekka Parikka, and based on the novel ''Talvisota'' by Antti Tuuri. It is set in the Winter War and tells the story of a Finnish infantry regiment from Southern Ostrobothnia fighting on the Karelian Isthmus, focusing mainly on a platoon of reservists from Kauhava. The film was released in Finland and Sweden on 30 November 1989, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Winter War, and in the United States in December 1989. The film won six Jussi Awards and was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot On 13 October 1939, reservists of the Finnish army are called up for active duty as the threat of Soviet invasion becomes likely. Martti and Paavo Hakala, two farmer brothers from Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia, join other men from the municipality in a half-platoon under the command of Second Lieutenant Jussi Kantol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauhun Millimetrit
''Shear Fear'' ( fi, Kauhun millimetrit; literally translated "The Millimetres of Horror") is a 1992 Finnish horror film directed by Ilari Nummi. The film set in the city center of Helsinki in the late 1980s summer, where everything starts from the small fears of everyday life, moving straight towards an area distorted by the terror. The film's actors include Tiina Tenhunen and Katja Krohn. The film was screened at the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival in 1992 and at the Tampere Film Festival in 1993. Premise Marja Sauri, who lives in Helsinki at the end of the 1980s, is going to the store to replace defective garden shears with new ones. Along the way, she collides with a woman on the street who Marja insults in anger. Within a day, Marja begins to see strange delusions about the same woman she encountered earlier. Cast * Tiina Tenhunen as Marja Sauri * Katja Krohn as a woman * Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala as Marja's mother * Markku Huhtamo as hardware store seller * Matti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass Jaw , an American rock band
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Glass jaw may refer to: * a fighter with limited ability to absorb punishment to the chin or jaw * ''Glass Jaw'' (aka ''Lasileuka'', ), a 2004 Finnish short drama film directed by Zaida Bergroth * Glassjaw Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and was a major part of the Long Island music scene in the early 2000s. The band has been influential i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skavabölen Pojat
''Skavabölen pojat'' (Finnish for "the boys from Skavaböle/Hyrylä") is a 2009 Finnish drama film. It was directed by Zaida Bergroth and based on a play by the same name, written by Antti Raivio in 1991 and performed at Q-teatteri in the 1990s. ''Skavabölen pojat'' is a story about two brothers, growing from children to adults, from the early 1970s to the early 1980s, in Grankulla/ Grankulla/Kauniainen and Skavaböle/Hyrylä in the Greater Helsinki Area. The film was awarded the Flash Forward prize at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Plot The film varies between the "present" in the early 1980s, and the brothers' childhood in the early 1970s. Cast * Ilmari Järvenpää as Rupert Kallio * Onni Tommila as Evert * Lauri Tilkanen * Iiro Panula * Leea Klemola (mother) * Martti Suosalo (father) * Elina Knihtilä * Tommi Korpela * Sulevi Peltola * Henriikka Salo * Eila Roine Reception In the film review column in the '' Helsingin Sanomat'' weekly suppl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildeye
''Wildeye'' ( fi, Kätilö), also known as ''Finland 1944'', is a 2015 Finnish romantic war drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. It is an adaptation of Finnish author Katja Kettu's bestselling 2011 novel ''The Midwife'' (''Kätilö'') set before and during Lapland War. The film stars Krista Kosonen and Lauri Tilkanen with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Leea Klemola, Seppo Pääkkönen, Elina Knihtilä, Tommi Korpela, and Johannes Brotherus in supporting roles. The film tells the story about a love affair between a Lapp midwife and a SS officer set against the backdrop of the Lapland War, which opposed Finnish and German armies in 1944–45. The film won the Best Film and the Best Actress awards at the 2015 Waterloo International Historical Film Festival and the Best Actress award at the 2015 Shanghai International Film Festival. Cast * Krista Kosonen as Helena * Lauri Tilkanen as Johannes * Pirkka-Pekka Petelius as Jouni * Leea Klemola as Aune * Seppo Pääkkönen as Björne * Elin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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