''The Song of the Blood-Red Flower'' ( fi, Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta) is a 1971 Finnish

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and

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, and the fifth

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Johannes Linnankoski Johannes Linnankoski (originally Vihtori Johan Peltonen, 18 October 1869 – 10 August 1913) was a Finland, Finnish author and playwright, which mainly influenced writing in the Golden Age of Finnish Art. His most famous work is the romance novel ...

's 1905 novel of the same name. Film tells the story of a glib

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Olof Koskela, who keeps sowing his wild oats, and when the time comes for him to settle down he finds it difficult to trust anyone in view of his fickle past. Film is directed by

Mikko Niskanen Mikko Johannes Niskanen (31 January 1929 – 25 November 1990) was a Finnish film director, actor, producer and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1956 and 1988. His most acclaimed films include '' The Boys'' (1962), ''U ...

and it stars Pertti Melasniemi, Marjukka Arasola, Aune Hurme-Virtanen, Anna-Maija Kokkinen, and Marjatta Pasanen as Kyllikki Moisio. The film is the only

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ever made on the basis of the novel.

Cast

* Pertti Melasniemi as Olof Koskela * Marjukka Arasola as "Hawthorn" * Aune Hurme-Virtanen as Olof's mother * Anna-Maija Kokkinen as "Daisy" * Sirkka Korhonen as woman in the restaurang * Soili Markkanen as "Rowan" * Marjatta Pasanen as Kyllikki Moisio * Regina Pekkola as "Clematis" * Marjatta Saraheimo as "Pansy" * Marjut Sariola as "Gazelle" * Milla Vuolle as prostitute * Leena Åkerlund as Annikki/"Forest Fairy" *

as log driver (cameo)Harri Römpötti, Raikulipojan epäeroottiset harharetket, Helsingin Sanomat 22.3.2012, sivu D 7 (in Finnish)

Sources

*Kääpä, Pietari. ''Directory of World Cinema: Finland''. Intellect 2012, p. 25.

References

External links

* 1971 films 1971 romantic drama films Finnish romantic drama films 1970s Finnish-language films Films based on Finnish novels {{1970s-romance-film-stub