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Ripa Hits The Skids
''Ripa Hits the Skids'' ( fi, Ripa ruostuu) is a 1993 Finnish comedy film directed by Christian Lindblad. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Sam Huber as Ripa * Mari Vainio as Tiina * Merja Larivaara as Pirjo * Leena Uotila as Irma * Leo Raivio as Antti * Kari Väänänen as Lynkkynen * Jussi Lampi as Lindgren * Vesa-Matti Loiri as Father * Christian Lindblad as Keränen * Minna Pirilä as Beauty * Jukka Pitkänen as Jaatinen See also * List of submissions to the 66th 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Lindblad
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ (title), Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
