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Esko Töyri
Esko Emil Töyri (until 1935 Törnroos; 6 October 1915 – 4 November 1992) was a Finnish film cinematographer and director. During his career, he won three Jussi Awards for best cinematography; in 1949 for films ''Vain kaksi tuntia'' and ''Hornankoski'', in 1950 for films ''Katupeilin takana'', ''Rosvo Roope'' and ''Hallin Janne'', and in 1953 for ''Noita palaa elämään''. Selected filmography as a cinematographer *''Sellaisena kuin sinä minut halusit'' (1944) *''Houkutuslintu'' (1946) *''Pikajuna pohjoiseen'' (1947) *''Rosvo Roope'' (1949) *''Putkinotko'' (1954) *''Lain mukaan'' (1956) *'' Kultainen vasikka'' (1961) *''Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu'' (1962) *''Hopeaa rajan takaa'' (1963) Selected filmography as director *''Shamrock A shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. The name ''shamrock'' comes from Irish (), which is the diminutive of the Irish word and simply means "young clover". At most times'', Shamrock'' refers to either the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Helsinki. The award is one of the oldest films awards in Europe. The original planned name for the prize was ''Aino'', but Jussi won in the end. The name comes from a character in the 1924 and 1936 Pohjalaisia films. The awards were originally organized by the ''Elokuvajournalistit'' organization, but the task was transferred in the early 1960s to the ''Filmiaura'' organization, composed of around 300 members working in the Finnish film industry. Because of the controversy surrounding the transfer, no awards were handed out in 1960 and 1961. Description The award trophy is a gypsum statuette depicting a standing man with a hat, based on the character of Jussi in the aforementioned films. It was designed by sculptor Ben Renvall. They are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noita Palaa Elämään
''The Witch'' () is a 1952 Finnish horror film directed by Roland af Hällstrom and produced by Mauno Mäkelä. The film is based on Mika Waltari's 1947 play of the same name. Premise The film begins with swamp digging archaeologists who find a naked girl buried in the mud hundreds of years ago as a witch. The resurrection of the girl named Birgit evokes horror, unrest, and passions on the local manor milieu; with her enchantment, the girl gets the local men in her traps and makes them a threat to each other. Cast Controversy The film is considered to be one of the first Finnish horror movies, along with '' Old Baron of Rautakylä'' (1923), ''Curses of the Witch'' (1927), '' Linnaisten vihreä kamari'' (1945) and ''The White Reindeer ''The White Reindeer'' (, ) is a 1952 Finnish folk horror film directed by Erik Blomberg in his feature film debut. Blomberg wrote the screenplay with his wife Mirjami Kuosmanen, who also stars in the lead role. Based on pre-Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Calf (1961 Film)
Kultainen vasikka (''The Golden Calf'') is a 1961 Finnish comedy film directed by Ritva Arvelo in her only feature film direction. Based on the play of the same name by Maria Jotuni, the film combines elements of comedy and melodrama. Arvelo had previously directed the play in the theater. Plot Set during the time of the First World War in Porvoo, the film follows a group of characters whose lives are driven by greed and the dream of quick wealth. Katariina Ahlroos and her husband, photographer Herman Ahlroos, are an older couple whose daughter, Eedit Honka, is married to Jaakko Honka but aspires for a better life. The younger daughter, Lahja Ahlroos, is an innocent and open-hearted woman infatuated with the shy Karhu. Both Katariina and Eedit value money over their relationships. Reception Upon its release, ''Kultainen vasikka'' was well received by contemporary critics. Erkka Lehtola of ''Aamulehti ''Aamulehti'' ( Finnish for "morning newspaper") is a Finnish-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tähdet Kertovat, Komisario Palmu
''The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu'' (Finnish: ''Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu'') is a 1962 Finnish comedy film, comedy-crime film directed by Matti Kassila. It is the third film in the ''Inspector Palmu'' series and the second one produced by Fennada-Filmi. The novel was written by Mika Waltari, Waltari through the explicit request by director Kassila. It is also the last film in the series to be shot in black and white. The Vodkaa, komisario Palmu, fourth film was made without Waltari's involvement. Plot A body is found in the Observatory Hill (Helsinki), Observatory Hill (''Tähtitorninmäki'') park in Helsinki. The police are called in, believing him to be a dead vagrant. However, tabloid journalist Nopsanen happens by the scene, leading to the death being publicized in the papers that same afternoon. The victim is eventually identified as accountant and astrologist Fredrik Nordberg. While Virta tries to keep the press at bay, Palmu discovers that Nordberg's niece Saa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamrock (1953 Film)
Kolmiapila (''Shamrock'') is a Finnish anthology film released in 1953. It consists of three episodes: ''Marja's Story'', ''A Happy Family'', and ''Eeva's Tale''. The film explores themes of parenthood and childlessness, addressing the challenges they present and their resolutions. Directed by Roland af Hällström, Kyllikki Forssell Kyllikki Forssell (2 May 1925 — 7 October 2019) was a leading Finnish people, Finnish stage and film actress, with a career spanning over 60 years from the mid-20th to the early 21st century and film director. She was one of the first four Fi ..., and Esko Töyri, it marked Kyllikki Forssell's sole film as a director and her place as the third woman to direct a Finnish feature film. The episodes vary in tone and content, with the first portraying the harsh realities of a factory worker, the second taking a comedic approach to parents who idolize their child, and the third revolving around a singer's seductive influence over an innocent girl. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Births
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ** WWI: British Royal Navy battleship HMS Formidable (1898), HMS ''Formidable'' is sunk off Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, by an Imperial German Navy U-boat, with the loss of 547 crew. **WWI: Battle of Broken Hill: A train ambush near Broken Hill, Australia, is carried out by two men (claiming to be in support of the Ottoman Empire) who are killed, together with four civilians. * January 5 – Joseph E. Carberry sets an altitude record of , carrying Capt. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois as a passenger, in a fixed-wing aircraft. * January 12 ** The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. ** ''A Fool There Was (1915 film), A Fool There Was'' premières in the United States, starring Theda Bara as a '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists From Helsinki
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating the work of art. The most common usage (in both everyday speech and academic discourse) refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business to refer to actors, musicians, singers, dancers and other performers, in which they are known as ''Artiste'' instead. ''Artiste'' (French) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. The use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts such as critics' reviews; "author" is generally used instead. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older, broader meanings of the word "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry * A follower of a pursuit in which skill co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy Of Finland)
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Film Directors
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. Suomi may also refer to: *Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finla ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
