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Timo Torikka
Timo Torikka (born 1 February 1958, in Kerava) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from the Theatre Academy of Finland in 1982, after which he has worked both on the stage and onscreen. One of his most well known parts is the role of Pentti Saari in Pekka Parikka's film '' Talvisota'' (''The Winter War'', 1989). He also acted in two episodes of French television series ''Maigret'' with Bruno Cremer. Torikka was the writer and director of the 1993 television series '' Hobitit'', an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' for the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. In 1997 he worked in the Theatre of Cologne, Germany in Karin Beier's ''Sturm'' (Tempest by Shakespeare) and between 2005 and 2007 he played Bill's role in '' Plus loin que loin'' ("Further than the furthest thing" by Zinnie Harris) in France. In 2008 he played one of the principal roles in Mika Kaurismäki's film ''Kolme viisasta miestä'' (''Three Wise Men''). Partial filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (; born 21 September 1955) is a Finnish film director. Early life and education Mika Kaurismäki was born in Orimattila. He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki. After high school, Kaurismäki worked as a painter of houses and apartments in the small town of Kuusankoski in the southeastern part of Finland. In the autumn of 1976, when the winter was coming and the annual high season for painting houses was over, he thought of doing something else in life. Still wearing his painter overalls, he walked into a bookstore and bought the newly published ''History of Cinema'' by Peter von Bagh. He started reading it from page one and decided to become a film director. Kaurismäki studied cinema in Munich, Germany, at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (1977–1981). Career Kaurismäki's first film, ''The Liar'' (1980), made in Finland, was his diplom film. His younger brother Aki Kaurismäki, then a student of journalism, played the main role and also c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls towards Earth from its orbit and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite to form the United Arab Republic. * February 2 – The ''Falcons'' aerobatic team of the Pakistan Air Force led by Wg Cdr Zafar Masud (air commodore), Mitty Masud set a World record loop, world record performing a 16 aircraft diamon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers (2011 Film)
A brother (: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. A full brother is a first degree relative. Overview The term ''brother'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr, which becomes Latin ''frater'', of the same meaning. Sibling warmth or affection between male siblings has been correlated to some more negative effects. In pairs of brothers, higher sibling warmth is related to more risk taking behaviour, although risk taking behaviour is not related to sibling warmth in any other type of sibling pair. The cause of this phenomenon in which sibling warmth is only correlated with risk taking behaviours in brother pairs still is unclear. This finding does, however, suggest that although sibling conflict is a risk factor for risk taking behaviou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Branching Love
''The House of Branching Love'' () is a 2009 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. It is based on the novel ''Haarautuvan rakkauden talo'' by Petri Karra. The film is about a married couple going through a divorce. Cast * Hannu-Pekka Björkman as Juhani Helin * Elina Knihtilä as Tuula Helin * Kati Outinen as Yrsa * Antti Reini Antti Reini (born 27 August 1964) is a Finnish film actor. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards he was nominated for the award for Best Actor for his role in '' Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem''. Seven films (2011–2015) made from the '' Vares'' novels ... as Wolffi * Tommi Eronen as Pekka * Irina Björklund as Marjut * Maria Järvenhelmi as Kitty * Kari Väänänen as Niilo * Anna Easteden as Nina * Ilkka Villi as Marco * Antti Virmavirta as Timo * Mari Perankoski as Tiina * Timo Torikka as PK References External links * 2009 comedy-drama films 2009 films Films based on Finnish novels Films directed by Mika Kau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellsinki
''Hellsinki'' () is a 2009 Finland, Finnish film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä (director), Aleksi Mäkelä. The film is based on the novel ''Rööperi – rikoksen vuodet 1955–2005'' by Harri Nykänen and Tom Sjöberg. ''Hellsinki'' follows the journey of two criminals, Tomppa and Krisu, in Punavuori (in slang ''Rööperi''), a neighbourhood in Helsinki, from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. Cast * Samuli Edelmann as Tomppa * Peter Franzén as Krisu * Pihla Viitala as Monika * Kari Hietalahti as Gypsy Kari * Juha Veijonen as Koistinen * Jasper Pääkkönen as Korppu * Kristo Salminen as Arska * Pekka Valkeejärvi as Uki * Hiski Grönstrand as Pera * Tommi Rantamäki as Sale * Santeri Kinnunen as Teukka * Kalle Holmberg (director), Kalle Holmberg as Lindström * Leena Uotila as Tomppa's mother * Pirkko Mannola as Tyyne, Kari's mother References External links * 2009 films Films shot in Finland Films shot in Helsinki Films set in Helsinki Films directed by Aleksi Mäke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Wise Men (2008 Film)
''Three Wise Men'' () is a 2008 Finnish drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. Cast * Kari Heiskanen - Erkki * Pertti Sveholm - Matti * Timo Torikka - Rauno * Irina Björklund - Magdaleena * Tommi Eronen - Tero * - Taina * Pirkko Hämäläinen - Tiina * - Riitta * Aake Kalliala (born 5 October 1950) is a Finnish actor. He was born in Heinola. Kalliala is best known for appearing on comedy-sketch shows such as '' Pulttibois'' (with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius). Partial filmography * '' Hamlet Goes Business'' (''Hamlet liike ... - Karaoke host * Peter Franzén - Santa Claus References External links * 2008 drama films 2008 films Finnish drama films 2000s Finnish-language films 2000s Finnish films {{2000s-Finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maigret (1991 TV Series)
''Maigret'' is a 1991 French language television serial based on Georges Simenon's books. Detective Jules Maigret was played by Bruno Cremer. Only actor Jean Richard has portrayed Maigret more than Bruno Cremer. Cast Main * Bruno Cremer as Detective Jules Maigret Recurring *Anne Bellec as Madame Maigret (seasons 1-5) * Jean-Claude Frissung and Jean O'Cottrell as Detective Janvier (seasons 1-11) * Philippe Pollet as Detective LaPointe (seasons 1-2) * Claude Faraldo as Palmari (seasons 2-3) *François-Régis Marchasson and Philippe Lejour as Judge Coméliau (seasons 2-3) *Jean-Pierre Gos as Detective Lucas (seasons 2-4) *Erick Desmarestz as Judge Benneau (seasons 2-5) *Michel Dussin, Bernard Papineau and Jean-Claude Calon as Doctor Paul (seasons 2-13) * Éric Prat as Detective Torrence (seasons 3-5) * Alexandre Brasseur as Inspector Paul Lachenal (seasons 9-11) *Fabien Béhar as Inspector Luciani (seasons 9-10) *Laurent Schilling and Olivier Darimont as Inspector Lambert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tali-Ihantala 1944
''Tali-Ihantala 1944'' (English title ''1944: The Final Defence'') is a 2007 Finnish war film directed by Åke Lindman and Sakari Kirjavainen, based on the Battle of Tali–Ihantala during the Continuation War. Filming began during the summer of 2006 and was screened in autumn 2007. Lindman wanted the film to be as real as possible, and only include facts. He also wanted Finns to remember the sacrifices the soldiers made in those battles. The film received 350,000 euros in production support from the Finnish Film Foundation. The organization created to raise money for the movie was led by Admiral Jan Klenberg and was protected by former Finnish President Mauno Koivisto. The movie was made using a wide array of genuine wartime vehicles and, when it was not possible to acquire originals, replicas were used. Some of the tanks used had participated in the actual real-life battles depicted in the film and had been stored in a museum. Also used was a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 replica made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snufkin
Snufkin (original Swedish: ''Snusmumrik ''en' or ''Mumrik ''en', Finnish: ''Nuuskamuikkunen'') is a character in the Moomin series of books written by Swedish-speaking Finn Tove Jansson, appearing in six of the nine books; his first appearance is in the second book, '' Comet in Moominland''. He is the best friend of the series' protagonist, Moomintroll, and lives a nomadic lifestyle, only staying in Moominvalley in the spring and summer, leaving for warmer climates down south every winter. He is the son of the elder Mymble and the Joxter, and is half-brother to the Mymble's daughter and Little My. Snufkin serves as the main protagonist in the 2024 video game ''Melody of Moominvalley''. Description Snufkin wears old green clothes and a wide-brimmed hat that he has had since birth. He lives in a tent, smokes a pipe and plays the harmonica. Snufkin also has a great dislike for authority figures such as the Park Keeper and the many regulation signs and fences he erects. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moomin (1990 TV Series)
''Moomin'' is an anime television series produced by Telescreen (company), Telecable Benelux B.V. and animated by Telescreen Japan. Based on the ''Moomin'' novels and Moomin comic strips, comic strips by the Finnish people, Finnish illustrator and author Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson (cartoonist), Lars Jansson, it was the third anime adaptation of the property and the first to receive distribution in different countries worldwide. ''Moomin'' first aired on TV Tokyo from April 12, 1990, to October 3, 1991. The series had also been dubbed into English and aired on CBBC (TV channel), CBBC in United Kingdom during the same year. ''Moomin'' takes place in the peaceful rural land of Moominvalley, where a young Moomintroll, Moomin along with his parents Moominpappa and Moominmamma live in Moominhouse. The series follows the many adventures of Moomin and family, together with their friends, around Moominvalley and sometimes outside of it. Most of the stories involve discoverin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
