''That Kiljunen Family'' ( fi, Kiljusen herrasväki) is a 1981 Finnish

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directed by Matti Kuortti and starring

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and Marja-Sisko Aimonen. It is based on the 1914 children's book by the same name by

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.Kiljusen herrasväki
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(in Finnish) At the beginning of the 1970s, the production company Filminor had already planned a family film based on Finne's children's book, but at that time the project fell through because the topic was reserved for

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. After

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's death in 1977, Filminor gave the directing opportunity to Antti Peippo and Timo Linnasalo, whose films had a rather weak public success, and the subject of Finne was taken up again: Matti Kuortti, a long-time Filminor native since the late 1960s as a sound engineer and editor in the company, directed ''That Kiljunen Family'' as his debut film. The film was a commercial hit when it came out in the theaters and it gathered more than 200,000 viewers, which was the second most viewed in 1981 after ''

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''. Due to the film's success, the film received a sequel ''

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'' in 1990, which was also directed by Matti Kuortti.Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut (1990)
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Plot

The film is about the Kiljunen family (originally Kiljander) living in the country, who are known for inventions and their loud voice, which the family name refers to (Finnish word ''kiljua'' literally means "screaming" or "yelling"). One sunny day, the Kiljunen family receive a letter in which they read that they have won a prize trip to

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in a quiz. When the family then arrives in the capital of Finland, which is not already prepared for the arrival of such a loud and distinctive family, nothing is the same anymore.

Cast

as Mr. Kiljunen, the father of family * Marja-Sisko Aimonen as Mrs. Kiljunen, the mother of family * Jouni Lukus as Mikael "Mökö" Kiljunen, the first son of family * Kai Lemmetty as Lennart "Luru" Kiljunen, the second son of family * Salli Pallasmaa as Olga Vilhelmiina "Plättä" Kiljunen, the daughter of family *

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as Liisa Lehto, the journalist * Paavo Piskonen as Reiska, the photographer *

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as Mr. Puputti, the editor-in-chief *

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as the Mayor of Helsinki * Esa Pakarinen Jr. as Jalmari Finne, the author of ''Kiljusen herrasväki'' books

References

External links

* 1981 films 1981 comedy films 1980s Finnish-language films Finnish children's films Finnish musical comedy films Films based on children's books {{Finland-film-stub