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Lieksa!
''The Matriarch'' (Finnish: ''Lieksa!'') is a 2007 Finnish comedy-drama film written, directed and edited by Markku Pölönen and produced by the Pölönen-owned film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Plot Martta (Sanna-Kaisa Palo) and Otto (Heikki Kinnunen) are a pair of traveling tailors who claim to be bastard descendants of the Romanovs and wander from town to town in Finland seeking work, accompanied by their two half-witted adult sons, Hippo (Tuomas Uusitalo), Repe (Tatu Siivonen) and equally silly son-in-law Ventti (Toni Wahlström). The family occasionally turns to crime when they can't quite make ends meet, and the boys begin turning to violence with greater frequency when Otto weakens and Martta becomes the head of the family business. Their fortunes take an unexpected turn when the brothers assault and abduct a man they call Kasper (Samuli Vauramo), who becomes the family's sidekick in their travels. Despite Kasper's inability to speak, he attracts Martta's yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Kinnunen
Heikki Kinnunen (born 8 April 1946, in Raahe) is a Finnish actor, who became well known in the beginning of the 1970s in the comedy program '' Ällitälli''. Kinnunen was known specially for his roles in comedy films and -series. He has played the leading role in Vääpeli Körmy films and appeared in five Uuno Turhapuro films. yle.fi, Retrieved February 17, 2011 Kinnunen's most famous comedic catch-phrase is "Onks Viljoo näkyny?" ("You seen Viljo?") born from a skit in which he shows up asking people this question then inquiring something about what they are currently doing. Who ''Viljo'' is or why Kinnunen's character is looking for him is never explained in the skits themselves. Films *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenni Banerjee
Jenni Pauliina Banerjee (born 17 January 1981 in Ylöjärvi, Finland) is a Finnish actress with Indian ancestry. She has appeared in movies such as '' Pahat pojat'' (2003), ''Joensuun Elli'' (2004) and '' Lieksa!'' (2007). Her maternal grandfather is from Calcutta, India. Selected filmography *''Luokkajuhla'' (2002) *''Pahat pojat'' (2003) *'' Hymypoika'' (2003) *''Joensuun Elli'' (2004) *''Käenpesä'' (2004) (one episode) *''Caasha'' (2005) *''Unna ja Nuuk'' (2006) *''Lieksa!'' (2007) *'' Blackout'' (2008) *''Kohtaamisia'' (2009) *''Harjunpää ja pahan pappi'' (2010) *'' Salatut elämät'' (2014) References External links * 1981 births Living people People from Ylöjärvi Finnish people of Indian descent Finnish actresses {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish songwriter, record producer and musician, best known as one of the founders and the leader, keyboardist and songwriter of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his songwriting is influenced by harmonic film music. Before founding Nightwish, he played in the band Darkwoods My Betrothed. He later recorded an album with them as a full member in 2020. He also collaborated with the gothic metal band For My Pain... and the band of Timo Rautiainen. Holopainen has written several songs that have been included in movie soundtracks, including a collaboration with Nightwish bass player and male vocalist Marko Hietala on "While Your Lips Are Still Red", for the Finnish film ''Lieksa!'' in 2007. He also co-wrote the music for Nightwish's own film, ''Imaginaerum'', released in November 2012. Holopainen released his first solo album ''Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge'' in 2014. Early and pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuli Vauramo
Samuli Vauramo (born 22 October 1981) is a Finnish actor. Vauramo was born in Vantaa, Finland. Vauramo graduated from the Finnish Theatre Academy in 2005. After graduating he worked at the Theatre of Kotka, where he acted in Aleksis Kivi's famous play ''Nummisuutarit''. In 2005, he starred as a rap DJ in the praised film ''Tyttö sinä olet tähti'' with Pamela Tola. He received a Jussi nomination (Finland's equivalent of an Oscar) for Best Leading Actor for his role. He has also appeared in several television series and is currently working on new film projects. He is considered one of Finland's most promising young actors. In 2009 Samuli Vauramo received the Shooting Star-award at the Berlin Film Festival. Filmography Films *'' Autumn Blood'' (2012) .... Hunter *''War of the Dead'' (2011) .... Kolya *'' The American'' (2010) *''Bunraku'' (2010) .... Bully No. 1 *''Käsky'' (2008) .... Aaro Harjula *''Lieksa!'' (2007) .... Kasper *''Tyttö sinä olet tähti'' (2005) .... Sune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While Your Lips Are Still Red
"While Your Lips Are Still Red" is a 2007 song written by Tuomas Holopainen and Marko Hietala of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was performed by Holopainen, Hietala, and Jukka Nevalainen for the Finnish film '' The Matriarch'', which was written and directed by renowned Finnish director Markku Pölönen; the film premiered in Finland in September 2007. The song is included on Nightwish's "Amaranth" single, which was released on 22 August 2007 as the second single of their sixth studio album, ''Dark Passion Play''. It was also released on their live / compilation EP ''Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places)'' in 2009. "While Your Lips Are Still Red" is not an official Nightwish track, but Holopainen has stated that he is not comfortable with releasing any material under his own name. The Nightwish website clearly states that the song was written by Tuomas Holopainen and features him on keyboards, Marko Hietala on vocals and Jukka Nevalainen on drums. The so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elina Knihtilä
Mari Elina Knihtilä (born 6 June 1971) is a Finnish actress. Career Knihtilä has worked for several Finnish theatres, such as the Finnish National Theatre and Q-teatteri, while also having appeared in films and on television. She has received two Jussi Awards; one for a supporting role in a 2008 Heikki Kujanpää film ''Putoavia enkeleitä'' and another for a leading role in a 2011 Zaida Bergroth film ''Hyvä poika''. Some of her television work include the comic roles in ''Läpiveto'', ''Vedetään hatusta'' and the first season of ''Putous''. Personal life Knihtilä is cohabiting with an actor Tommi Korpela. Together they have a son. Selected filmography *''Hyvän tekijät'' (1997) *'' Hengittämättä & nauramatta'' (2002) *''Lapsia ja aikuisia'' (2004) *'' V2 – jäätynyt enkeli'' (2006) *'' Matti'' (2006) *''Lieksa!'' (2007) *''Putoavia enkeleitä'' (2008) *''8 päivää ensi-iltaan'' (2008) *''Skavabölen pojat'' (2009) *''Haarautuvan rakkauden talo'' (2009) *''Var ... [...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 ''A Summer by the River'' ( fi, Kuningasjätkä) is a 1998 Finnish film written and directed by Markku Pölönen. The film is set in the 1950s Eastern Finland and tells the story of fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanovs
The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastasia Romanova, was married to the First Tsar of Russia, Ivan the Terrible. The house became ''boyars'' (the highest rank in Russian nobility'')'' of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and later of the Tsardom of Russia under the reigning Rurik dynasty, which became extinct upon the death of Tsar Feodor I in 1598. The Time of Troubles, caused by the resulting succession crisis, saw several pretenders and imposters ( False Dmitris) fight for the crown during the Polish–Muscovite War of 1605–1618. On 21 February 1613, a ''Zemsky Sobor'' elected Michael Romanov as Tsar of Russia, establishing the Romanovs as Russia's second reigning dynasty. Michael's grandson Peter I, who established the Russian Empire in 1721, transformed the country into a great power through a series of war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Comedy-drama Films
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. It may also refer to: *Finnish language * Suomi (surname) * Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University * Suomi Island, Western ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Hietala
Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala (born 14 January 1966) is a Finnish heavy metal vocalist, bassist and songwriter. Internationally, he is best known as the former bassist, male vocalist and secondary composer to Tuomas Holopainen, of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He was also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer and lyricist for the heavy metal band Tarot. He is also a member of the supergroup Northern Kings, and portrayed one of the main characters in Ayreon's 2013 album '' The Theory of Everything''. Biography Marko Hietala was born in Kuopio, and is the youngest child of the Hietala family. Hietala lived in Tervo until the age of 15, after which he moved to Kuopio to study classical guitar, vocals and musical theory in high school. In 1984, he and his brother Zachary formed the heavy metal band Tarot under the name ''Purgatory''. In 1986, Tarot received a deal for their first album and went on tour. Before becoming a full-time musician, he worked as a live and stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Hela
Heikki Hela (born 19 July 1964 in Aitolahti) is a Finnish entertainer, actor and musician, best remembered for his role in the early 1990s hit show ''Kummeli'' and his hit song " Uneton Yö", featured on his debut album, '' Kaikista Kaikkein''. Since then, he has recorded three more albums ('' Kaksi Maailmaa'', '' Lauantain Toivotut Levyt'' and '' se tulee läpi''), along with playing numerous roles in ''Kummeli'' spinoff films and other titles such as the comedy film ''Kahlekuningas'' ('' Handcuff King''). He has had two singles, "Uneton Yo" was number four in 1994 and "Naisen Hymy was number seven in 1999, and one album, ''Heikki Hela'' was number three in 1994, in the Finnish top ten. He has been married to Mari Posti since 1996 and they have two children. Filmography * ''Kummeli'' (1991–2004) * '' Kummeli Stories'' (1995) *'' Lihaksia ja Luoteja'' (1996) *'' Kummeli: Kultakuume'' (1997) *'' Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro - pisnismies'' (1998) *'' Lääkärit Tulessa'' (1998) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful confinement of a person against their will, often including transportation/asportation. The asportation and abduction element is typically but not necessarily conducted by means of force or fear: the perpetrator may use a weapon to force the victim into a vehicle, but it is still kidnapping if the victim is enticed to enter the vehicle willingly (e.g. in the belief that it is a taxicab). Kidnapping may be done to demand for ransom in exchange for releasing the victim, or for other illegal purposes. Kidnapping can be accompanied by bodily injury which elevates the crime to aggravated kidnapping. Kidnapping of a child is known as child abduction, which is a separate legal category. Motivations Kidnapping of children is usually done by one parent or others. The kidnapping of adults is often for ransom or to force someone to withdraw money from an Automated teller machine, ATM, but may also be for sexual assault. Children have also been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
