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Toinen Jalka Haudasta
''One Foot Under'' ( fi, Toinen jalka haudasta) is a 2009 Finnish film produced by Dionysos Films and directed by Johanna Vuoksenmaa. Plot Visa Vuorio (Tobias Zilliacus), a 35-year-old team leader at the Helsinki city gardening department, is suffering from a terminal neurological disease and only has a few months to live. Because of this, he is a member of a therapeutical support group for people suffering from terminal diseases. Visa's life changes when a young female reporter, Hanna Manninen (Helena Vierikko), arrives at the support group offering to write a series of articles about Visa's life story. While visiting the doctor, Visa hears there's been a mix-up of samples, and he is in fact perfectly healthy. However, he does not want to tell this to either Hanna or his girlfriend Riia (Susanna Mikkonen), as he wants to avoid shocking them, and doesn't want to lose the experience of having an article series written about him. He only confides in his best friend Harri (Jarkko Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysos Films
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans called him Bacchus ( or ; grc, Βάκχος ) for a frenzy he is said to induce called ''bakkheia''. As Dionysus Eleutherios ("the liberator"), his wine, music, and ecstatic dance free his followers from self-conscious fear and care, and subvert the oppressive restraints of the powerful. His ''thyrsus'', a fennel-stem sceptre, sometimes wound with ivy and dripping with honey, is both a beneficent wand and a weapon used to destroy those who oppose his cult and the freedoms he represents. Those who partake of his mysteries are believed to become possessed and empowered by the god himself. His origins are uncertain, and his cults took many forms; some are described by ancient sources as Thracian, others as Greek. In Orphic religion, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarkko Niemi (actor)
Jarkko Niemi (born 30 October 1984, in Tuusula) is a Finnish actor. Selected filmography *'' Young Gods'' (2003) *'' Glass Jaw'' (2004) *'' Game Over'' (2005) *''Kamome Shokudo'' (2006) *'' One Foot Under'' (2009) *'' Forbidden Fruit'' (2009) *'' Let My People Go!'' (2011) *''Risto'' (2011) *'' Ja saapuu oikea yö'' (2012) *''21 tapaa pilata avioliitto ''21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage'' ( fi, 21 tapaa pilata avioliitto) is a 2013 Finnish film written and directed by Johanna Vuoksenmaa. It was the highest grossing locally produced movie of the year in Finland. Main cast *Armi Toivanen as Sanna Ma ...'' (2013) *'' Nymphs'' (2014) References External links * 1984 births Living people People from Tuusula Finnish male film actors {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Vuoksenmaa
Johanna Vuoksenmaa (born 21 September 1965) is a Finnish television and film director and screenwriter who has also worked as a photographer, installation artist and a teacher. Her films have been shown at numerous film festivals around the world and she has won many Finnish film and television awards for directing and screenwriting. As a director and screenwriter, Vuoksenmaa prefers the comedy genre because to her comedy means relief, forgiveness and defense. She does not use casting agencies but prefers to cast actors to her films herself, since she thinks that it creates a level of trust between the actor and the director. Early life and education Johanna Vuoksenmaa was born in Hämeenlinna on 21 September 1965. Her mother was a home economics teacher, her father a forestry technician and she also has an older brother, Jorma Vuoksenmaa, born in 1962. Originally she studied photography at the Institute of Design and Fine Arts at Lahti University of Applied Sciences from 1985 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobias Zilliacus
Lars Emil Tobias Zilliacus (born 30 September 1971) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actor. He is best known of his role in the 2012 Swedish crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ... '' The Hypnotist''. In 2015, Zilliacus appeared in British TV series '' Fortitude''. Filmography References External links * 1971 births Living people Male actors from Helsinki Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish male film actors {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reporter
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism. Roles Journalists can be broadcast, print, advertising, and public relations personnel, and, depending on the form of journalism, the term ''journalist'' may also include various categories of individuals as per the roles they play in the process. This includes reporters, correspondents, citizen journalists, editors, editorial-writers, columnists, and visual journalists, such as photojournalists (journalists who use the medium of photography). A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes and reports on information in order to present using sources. This may entail conducting interviews, information-gathering and/or writing articles. Reporters may split their time between working in a newsroom, or from home, and going out t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Vierikko
Helena Vierikko (born 11 August 1980 in Vantaa), is a Finnish actress. She starred in the 2005 film ''Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'' working with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Vesa-Matti-Loiri and director Timo Koivusalo. Her father is actor Vesa Vierikko. Filmography *''Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa ''Shadow of the Eagle'' ( Finnish: ''Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'') is a 2005 Finnish film directed and written by Timo Koivusalo. Plot The film is about an early twentieth century Finnish poet under the Russian regime. Cast * Mikko Leppilam ...'' (2005) *'' Toinen jalka haudasta'' (2009) *'' Luokkakokous'' (2015) *'' Luokkakokous 2 – Polttarit'' (2016) External links * Living people Finnish actresses 1980 births People from Vantaa {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Mikkonen
Susanna may refer to: People * Susanna (Book of Daniel), a portion of the Book of Daniel and its protagonist * Susanna (disciple), a disciple of Jesus * Susanna (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) Film and TV * ''Suzanna'' (film), a 1923 American film directed by F. Richard Jones * ''Suzanne'' (1932 film), a French film directed by Léo Joannon and Raymond Rouleau * ''Susanna'' (1967 film), Hong Kong film directed by Ho Meng Hua * ''Suzanne'' (1980 film), Canadian drama film directed by Robin Spry * ''Susanna'' (2000 film), Indian Malayalam film directed by T. V. Chandran Music * ''Susanna'' (Stradella), an oratorio by Alessandro Stradella * ''Susanna'' (Handel), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel * "Susanna" (The Art Company song), English version of their song "Suzanne" Other * ''Susanna'' - plant genus, currently relegated to ''Amellus'' and ''Felicia'' * Susanna, Missouri, a community in the United States See also * Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarkko Pajunen
Jarkko is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Jarkko Ahola (born 1977), Finnish performing artist, composer and singer *Jarkko Ala-Huikku (born 1980), Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler *Jarkko Hattunen (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player *Jarkko Hentula (born 1970), Finnish film and television producer *Jarkko Huovila (born 1975), Finnish orienteering competitor *Jarkko Hurme (born 1986), Finnish footballer *Jarkko Immonen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player *Jarkko Immonen (ice hockey, born 1984) (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey player *Jarkko Kari, Finnish mathematician and computer scientist *Jarkko Kauppinen (born 1982), Finnish biathlete *Jarkko Kauvosaari (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player *Jarkko Kinnunen (born 1984), Finnish race walker *Jarkko Komula (born 1976), Finnish darts player *Jarkko Lahdenmäki (born 1991), Finnish footballer *Jarkko Lahti (born 1978), Finnish actor *Jarkko Laine (1947–2006), Finnish poet and writer *Jarkko Laukia, Finni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and Norway ruled by the Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porvoo
Porvoo (; sv, Borgå ; la, Borgoa) is a city and a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland, situated on the southern coast about east of the city border of Helsinki and about from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval towns of Finland, along with Turku, Ulvila, Rauma, Naantali and Vyborg. It is first mentioned as a city in texts from the 14th century. Porvoo is the seat of the Swedish-speaking Diocese of Borgå of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Porvoo was briefly the capital of the former Eastern Uusimaa region. Porvoo Old Town ( fi, Porvoon vanhakaupunki; sv, Borgås gamla stan) is a popular tourist destination, known for its well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings, and the 15th-century Porvoo Cathedral. The Old Town and the Porvoonjoki River Valley are recognized as, together, one of the National landscapes of Finland. The municipality's official languages are Finnish and Swedish. In 2014, 64.6% of the population spoke Finnish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Films
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Evaluation of the year Film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: ''The Reader'', '' Che'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', '' Frost/Nixon'', '' Revolutionary Road'', ''The Wrestler'', ''Gran Torino'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being '' New Moon'', the latest in Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' saga, the best the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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