''Armi Alive!'' () is a 2015 Finnish drama film directed by

Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a cinema of Finland, Finnish writer, film director, actor, film producer, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He produced Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexan ...

. The film is based on the life of Finnish entrepreneur

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 ...

through years 1949–1968 when she founded the textile and clothing company

Marimekko Marimekko Corporation () is a Finland, Finnish textiles, clothing, and home furnishings company founded by Viljo and Armi Ratia in Helsinki in 1951. Marimekko made important contributions to fashion in the 1960s. It is particularly noted for it ...

and led it to international success. Written in a form of

metafiction Metafiction is a form of fiction that emphasizes its own narrative structure in a way that inherently reminds the audience that they are reading or viewing a fictional work. Metafiction is self-conscious about language, literary form, and story ...

, the film follows a theatre group preparing a play of Ratia. In March 2016 the film received two

Jussi Awards The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hel ...

, for screenplay by Karoliina Lindgren and scenic design by Otso Linnalaakso.

Main cast

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 ...

as Armi Ratia / Maria *

Hannu-Pekka Björkman Hannu-Pekka Juhani Björkman (born 11 February 1969 in Kannonkoski) is a Finnish actor who has appeared in theatres, on television and in films. In 2005, he won a Jussi Award for the best actor in a leading role for a film ''Eläville ja kuollei ...

as Viljo Ratia *

Laura Birn Laura Eveliina Birn (born 25 April 1981) is a Finnish film and TV actress. Early life and education Birn was born in Helsinki, Finland. She completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. Career She is most famous for her ...

as Leena *

Rea Mauranen Rea Mauranen (born 25 April 1949) is a Finnish television actress who has appeared in several Finnish films. Mauranen made her debut on TV in 1974, and has worked consistently ever since mostly appearing on Finnish television. In film, she worke ...

as Kerttu

References

2015 drama films Films directed by Jörn Donner Films set in Finland Films shot in Finland Metafictional works 2015 films Finnish drama films 2010s Finnish-language films 2010s Finnish films Finnish-language drama films {{2010s-drama-film-stub