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The Clan – Tale Of The Frogs
''The Clan – Tale of the Frogs'' ( fi, Klaani: Tarina Sammakoitten suvusta) is a 1984 Finnish drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Markku Halme as Aleksanteri Suuri Sammakko * Minna Soisalo as Mirja Andersson * Sakari Rouvinen as Roope Andersson * Juhani Niemelä as Samuli Sammakko * Antti Litja as Benjamin Sammakko * Kari Väänänen as Leevi Sammakko * Mikko Majanlahti as Pike Andersson * Tuija Vuolle as Ulla Sammakko * Soli Labbart as Saara-Muori Sammakko * Eila Halonen as Raakel Sammakko * Lasse Pöysti Lasse Erik Pöysti (24 January 1927 – 5 April 2019) was a Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer. He was born in Sortavala. Biography Pöysti began his career as a child actor, becoming known to the Finnish public as Olli Suomin ... as Siilipää References External links * 1984 films 1984 drama films Finnish drama films 1980s Finnish-language films Films direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (; born 21 September 1955) is a Finnish film director. Biography Mika Kaurismäki is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki, who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 2008 with her movie ''Sideline''. Kaurismäki has lived in Brazil since approximately 1992 and has made several Brazilian-themed films, including ''Amazon'', ''Tigrero'', ''Sambólico'', ''Rytmi'', and ''Moro no Brasil''. His film '' Brasileirinho'' is a 2005 musical documentary about traditional Brazilian ''choro'' music. Kaurismäki's first film, ''The Liar'' (1980), was an overnight sensation, when first shown in Finland; it marked the beginning of the Kaurismäki brothers' film career and started a new era in Finnish cinema. After high school, Kaurismäki worked as a painter of houses and apartments in the small town of Kuusankoski in the southeastern part of Finland. In the autumn of 1976, when the winter was coming and the annual high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Majanlahti
Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnish language. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * Mikko Eloranta, Finnish ice hockey left winger * Mikko Franck, Finnish conductor * Mikko Heiniö, Finnish composer * Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish World Rally Championship driver * Mikko Hyppönen, Finnish security guru and an author * Mikko Ilonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Juva, Finnish historian, theologian, and archbishop * Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer * Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player * Mikko Kolehmainen, Finnish flatwater canoer * Mikko Korhonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Koskinen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender * Mikko Larkas, Finnish basketball coach * Mikko Leppilampi, Finnish actor and musician * Mikko Lindström, guitarist for Finnish band HIM * Mikko Nissinen, Finnish ballet dancer and current director of Boston Ballet * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Drama Films
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1984 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was ''Beverly Hills Cop''. ''Ghostbusters'' overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George Lucas or Steven Spielberg although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (the highest-grossing film worldwide that year); Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed ''Gremlins''. U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' achieving this. ''Beverly Hills Cop'' made it three for films released i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Pöysti
Lasse Erik Pöysti (24 January 1927 – 5 April 2019) was a Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer. He was born in Sortavala. Biography Pöysti began his career as a child actor, becoming known to the Finnish public as Olli Suominen in the "Suominen family" films. The first of these films as '' Suomisen perhe'' (1941). Pöysti was 14 years old at the time of the film. Pöysti matriculated in 1945 in the Helsinki Normal Lyceum. From 1967 to 1974, Pöysti served as manager of the Lilla Teatern, with ex-wife Birgitta Ulfsson, and also acted in many roles in Swedish. During 1974–1981 he was the manager of the Tampere Workers' Theatre, and during 1981–1985 the manager of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In his later career he has had many speaking roles in musical plays. He also had many roles on television, including the leading roles in the Strindberg plays ''Gustav III'' ( fi, Kustaa III) and ''Erik XIV''. Another performance was the title role in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eila Halonen
Eila may refer to any of these: *Entente Internationale des Luthiers et Archetiers, an international society of professional violin and bow makers. * Eila Campbell (1915–1994), English geographer and cartographer *Eila Hiltunen (1922–2003), a Finnish sculptor *Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen, a character from the Strike Witches anime *Eila Pellinen (1938–1977), a Finnish singer *Eila Kivikk'aho Eila Sylvia Sammalkorpi (née Lamberg; 8 February 1921 – 21 June 2004), known by her pseudonym Eila Kivikk’aho, was a Finnish poet. Kivikk’aho was born in Sortavala soon after the World War I. One of her most famous poems is "Nocturno", wh ... (1921–2004), Finnish poet. * ''Eila'' (film), a 2003 Finnish film {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soli Labbart
Soli or SOLI may refer to: Places * Soli, Cyprus, an ancient city on the island of Cyprus * Soli (Cilicia), an ancient city in Cilicia, later renamed Pompeiopolis, and the source of the word solecism * Soli, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran * Soli (region), a 10th-century region that is today mostly Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina Music *A series of compositions by the Mexican composer Carlos Chávez: **'' Soli I'' **'' Soli II'' **'' Soli III'' **'' Soli IV'' * ''Soli'', in music, a divided string section with only one player to a line, or an indication that the music is being performed by a soloist; See Solo (music) Other uses * Project Soli, a small radar chip made by Google's ATAP division to be used for gesture recognition * Society of Our Lady of the Isles, an Anglican religious order of nuns in Scotland * Sons of Liberty International, a self-described non-profit security contracting firm founded by Matthew VanDyke * Soli language, a Bantu language of Zambia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuija Vuolle
Tuija is a feminine Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: *Tuija Brax (born 1965), Finnish politician *Tuija Hakkila (born 1959), Finnish classical pianist *Tuija Helander (born 1961), Finnish hurdler *Tuija Hyyrynen (born 1988), Finnish footballer *Tuija Kinnunen (born 1965), Finnish cyclist *Tuija Lehtinen (born 1954), Finnish writer *Tuija Lindström (born 1950), Finnish-Swedish photographer and artist *Tuija Toivonen Tuija Sisko Annele Toivonen-Jousimaa (born 22 September 1958) is a retired female long-distance runner from Elimäki, Finland. She competed in the women's marathon for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Her be ... (born 1958), Finnish long-distance runner {{given name Finnish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Väänänen
Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki, and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors. Väänänen has acted in more than 60 movies. He has received two Jussi awards, for best male actor in ''Jon'' (1983) and for best supporting male actor in ''Trench Road'' (2004). His performance as the monster Gollum in Yle's 1993 television series ''Hobitit'' was praised in ''Helsingin Sanomat''. In 1992–1998 Väänänen was a professor at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. Selected filmography ;As actor * ''Jon'' (1983) * '' The Clan – Tale of the Frogs'' (1984) * ''Calamari Union'' (1985) * ''Rosso'' (1985) * ''Helsinki Napoli All Night Long'' (1987) * ''Leningrad Cowboys Go America'' (1989) * ''Amazon'' (1990) * ''Night on Earth'' (1991) * ''La Vie de Bohème'' (1992) * ''The Last Border'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (2017), as well as for the mockumentary ''Leningrad Cowboys Go America'' (1989). He is described as Finland's best-known film director. Career After graduating in media studies from the University of Tampere, Kaurismäki worked as a bricklayer, postman, and dish-washer, long before pursuing his interest in cinema, first as a critic, and later as a screenwriter & director. He started his career as a co-screenwriter and actor in films made by his older brother, Mika Kaurismäki. He played the main role in Mika's film '' The Liar'' (1981). Together they founded the production company Villealfa Filmproductions and later the Midnight Sun Film Festival. His debut as an independent director was ''Crime and Punishment'' (1983), an adaptation of Dost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Litja
Antti Vilho Olavi Litja (21 February 1938 – 13 July 2022) was a Finnish actor. Litja made over 60 film and television appearances since 1959. A prominent figure in Finnish film in the 1970s and 1980s, since the mid-1990s he mostly appeared on television. Litja played the main character in the 1977 film '' The Year of the Hare'' about a Finnish man from Helsinki who leaves to find a new life in the wilderness. Selected filmography * '' The Year of the Hare'' (1977) * '' Wonderman'' (1979) * ''That Kiljunen Family'' (1981) * '' The Clan – Tale of the Frogs'' (1984) * ''Farewell, Mr. President'' (1987) * ''The Glory and Misery of Human Life'' (1988) * ''Princess'' (2010) * ''The Grump ''The Grump'' ( fi, Mielensäpahoittaja) is a 2014 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski, in which the main character is The Grump, a cranky old man, created by the Finnish author Tuomas Kyrö. ''The Grump'' was selected to compete for ...'' (2014) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
