''The Face in the Mirror'' (Finnish: ''Kasvot kuvastimessa'') is a 1953 Finnish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Ralf Rubin Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

and starring Airi Honkaniemi,

Tauno Majuri Tauno Majuri (1907–1980) was a Finnish stage and film actor.Kääpä p.174 He was married to the actress Kaisu Leppänen Katri Sisko "Kaisu" Leppänen (13 October 1904 – 4 March 1993) was a Finnish actress. She worked for over 40 years in t ...

and Ritva Karisto.Krautz p.229 The film's style has some similarities to Italian neorealism.

Cast

* Airi Honkaniemi as Inkeri Harju *

as The Doctor * Ritva Karisto as Tyttö tyttökodissa * Kalevi Hartti as Veikko Syvärinen *

Jalmari Parikka Hjalmar Fabian Parikka (16 October 1891 – 27 March 1959) was a Finnish revolutionary soldier, actor and artistic director. Life Jalmari Parikka was born in the Eastern Finnish town of Sortavala and went to school in the Russian capital Saint P ...

as Romukauppias * Aili Valli as Neiti Kaarela * Erkki Holm * Uolevi Lönnberg as Kaarlo Virtanen * Ilmari Louko *

Maria Braithwaite Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

as Inkerin äiti *

Erkki Ertama Erkki Ertama born ''Bertel Erik Ertama'' orig. ''Enbom'' (26 November 1927 in Alavus, Finland – 16 September 2010 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finlan ...

as Vittorio * Hellevi Selvilä as Maria Laine *

Valentina Hietala Valentina may refer to: Entertainment Film * ''Valentina'' (1950 film), a 1950 Argentine film * ''Valentina'' (2008 film), a 2008 Argentine film Television * ''Valentina'' (1993 telenovela), a 1993 Mexican telenovela * Valentina (2013 telenov ...

as Opettaja *

Sirkka Breider Sirkka is a Finnish female given name. Famous people * Sirkka Aro, writer * Sirkka Garam, writer * Sirkka-Liisa Hahmo, linguist * Sirkka Hirsjärvi, professor and writer * Sirkka Karppanen, writer * Sirkka Keiski, singer * Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä, p ...

as Koulun opettaja *

Aje Klinthe Aje or AJE may refer to: Aje * Aje oil, obtained from larvae of the aje (coccus axin) used in Mexican lacquerware * Aje, Ethiopia, the centre of the Shala woreda in the Oromia region * Iyami Aje Yoruba concept of feminine power * Kevin Joseph Aje ...

as Tyttökodin johtaja *

Veikko Laihanen Veikko is a male Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Veikko Aaltonen (born 1955), Finnish director, editor, sound editor, and production manager * Veikko Asikainen (1918–2002), Finnish footballer * Veikko Ennala (1922-19 ...

as Kuppilan pitäjä *

Mirja Karisto Mirja is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Mirja Boes (born 1971), German comedian, actress, and singer *Mirja Breitholtz, Swedish songwriter and producer *Mirja Hietamies (1931–2013), Finnish cross-country skier *Mirja J ...

as Ulla Rainto *

Leila Lehtonen Leila may refer to: *Leila (name), a female given name, including a list of people with the name and its variants Film and television * ''Leila'' (1997 film), an Iranian film * ''Leïla'' (2001 film), a Danish film * ''Leila'' (TV series), a ...

as Tyttö tyttökodissa * Ossi Skurnik as Mies ravintolassa

References

Bibliography

* Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers set- and costume designers in film. Volume V''. Saur, 1986.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 drama films Finnish drama films 1950s Finnish-language films Finnish black-and-white films {{Finland-film-stub