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Minna Haapkylä
Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä (born 10 June 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress. She has won two Jussi Awards; one for the best actress in a supporting role for a 1999 Veikko Aaltonen film ''Rakkaudella Maire'', and another in 2009 for the best actress in a leading role for '' Kuulustelu'', directed by Jörn Donner. Haapkylä was married to actor Hannu-Pekka Björkman from 2002 to 2014. They have two sons. Since 2014, she has been in a relationship with actress Joanna Haartti. They got married in August 2023. Selected filmography *''Suolaista ja makeaa'' (1995) *''Rakkaudella Maire'' (1999) *'' Kuutamolla'' (2002) *''Helmiä ja sikoja'' (2003) *'' Lapsia ja aikuisia'' (2004) *''FC Venus'' (2005) *'' Charlie Says'' (2006) *'' The Serpent'' (2006) *'' Joulutarina'' (2007) *'' Raja 1918'' (2007) *''Erottamattomat'' (2008) *'' Kuulustelu'' (2009) *''Sovinto'' (2010) *''Armi elää! Armi or ARMI may refer to: * Armi (Syria), an ancient Syrian kingdom identified with Aleppo * ''Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joulutarina
''Christmas Story'' () 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, starting on Christmas Day, 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, carpenter named Iisakki, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Finnish Actresses
File:1st century collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Jesus is Crucifixion of Jesus, crucified by Roman authorities in Judaea (17th century painting). Four different men (Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian) Year of the Four Emperors, claim the title of Emperor within the span of a year; The Great Fire of Rome (18th-century painting) sees the destruction of two-thirds of the city, precipitating the empire's Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire#Neronian persecution, first persecution against Christians, who are blamed for the disaster; The Roman Colosseum is built and Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre, holds its inaugural games; Roman forces Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE), besiege Jerusalem during the First Jewish–Roman War (19th-century painting); The Trưng sisters Trung sisters' rebellion, lead a rebellion against the Chinese Han dynasty (anachronistic depiction); Boudica, queen of the British Iceni leads Boudican revolt, a rebellion against Rome (19th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Film Actresses
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. Suomi may also refer to: *Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finla ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Helsinki
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1973 Births
Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 1972 Miami Dolphins season, Miami Dolphins defeated the 1972 Washington Redskins season, Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, with the Dolphins ending the season a perfect 17-0. This marked the first and only time that an NFL team has had a perfect undefeated season, an achievement the team holds to this day. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 22 ** ''Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, The Sunshine Showdown'': George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica. ** A Royal Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memory Of Water (2022 Film)
''Memory of Water'' () is a 2022 Finnish sci-fi drama film directed by . Based on the novel ''Memory of Water'' by Emmi Itäranta, the film takes place in the dystopian future in the Scandinavian Union led by a military government, where there is a shortage of fresh water as a result of an environmental disaster. The film is starring by , Mimosa Willamo, Lauri Tilkanen, Pekka Strang and Minna Haapkylä. The film was shot in 2020 in Estonia, Germany and Norway. The actual production process of the film already started in the fall of 2015, and it was supposed to be in theaters in March 2022, but the corona restrictions moved the premiere to the fall of the same year. The film's budget was €3.4 million. The film was premiered in Finland on 2 September 2022. It received a mixed reception from critics, partly praising its sharp world-building, while partly criticizing the clichéd plot. Plot In the future, the world will run out of fresh water. Noria (Saga Sarkola), a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armi Elää!
Armi or ARMI may refer to: * Armi (Syria), an ancient Syrian kingdom identified with Aleppo * ''Fire'' (magazine), a Belgian-Francophone magazine that publish articles about firearms and militaria * Armi Jager, an Italian firearms manufacturer * Imperial Aramaic script, with ISO 15924 code Armi, 124 * Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, a Manufacturing USA research institute People with the name * Armi Aavikko, Finnish singer * Armi Kuusela, Finnish model * Armi Ratia Armi Maria Ratia née Airaksinen (13 July 1912 – 3 October 1979) was the co-founder of the Finnish textile and clothing company Marimekko Oy. She is among Finland's most famous female entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extra ..., founder of Marimekko * Armi Toivanen, Finnish actress * Frank Armi, American race car driver {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Border (2007 Film)
''The Border'' (, ) is a 2007 Finnish-Russian war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen. Set in the spring of 1918, right after the Finnish Civil War, the film is about a Finnish officer who is sent to the village of Rajajoki to form a border between Finland and Soviet Russia. The film's main character Carl von Munck is based on Kai Donner and his experiences during the post-civil war period. His son Jörn Donner is one of the film's producers. Cast * Martin Bahne as Carl von Munck * Minna Haapkylä as Maaria Lintu * Tommi Korpela as Heikki Kiljunen * Leonid Mozgovoy as Major Gentsch * Hannu-Pekka Björkman as Sergeant 1st Class Muranen * Lauri Nurkse as Lieutenant Suutari * Orvo Björninen as Doctor Perret * Pauli Poranen as Edvin Lintu * Roman Schatz Roman Schatz (born 21 August 1960) is a German-born Finnish journalist and author. He was born in Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He has written more than two dozen books, many of which have also bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Serpent (2006 Film)
''The Serpent'' (French title: ''Le Serpent'') is a 2006 French thriller film written and directed by Éric Barbier and based on the 1971 novel ''Plender'' by Ted Lewis (writer), Ted Lewis. Plot A father on the verge of divorce sees his life fall apart after a former classmate brings murder, kidnapping and blackmail into his life. His only chance to escape is by entering the former classmate's world. Cast * Yvan Attal as Vincent Mandel * Clovis Cornillac as Joseph Plender * Minna Haapkylä as Hélène * Pierre Richard as Cendras * Simon Abkarian as Sam * Olga Kurylenko as Sofia * Veronika Varga as Catherine * Jean-Claude Bouillon as Max * Pierre Marzin as Carbona * Gerald Laroche as Becker * Abdelhafid Metalsi as Police Officer at the cemetery * Manon Tournier as Julietter See also * List of French films * Cinema of France External links * * References 2006 thriller films 2006 films French thriller films 2000s French-language films Films based on British novels Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
