Maritta Viitamäki

The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973)

An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rauni Mollberg
CAST:  Maritta Viitamäki  •  Pauli Jauhojärvi  •  Aimo Saukko  •  Milja Hiltunen

An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rauni Mollberg
CAST:  Maritta Viitamäki  •  Pauli Jauhojärvi  •  Aimo Saukko  •  Milja Hiltunen

Friends, Comrades (1990)

The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rauni Mollberg
CAST:  Mikk Mikiver  •  Stina Ekblad  •  Hannu Lauri  •  Paavo Liski

The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rauni Mollberg
CAST:  Mikk Mikiver  •  Stina Ekblad  •  Hannu Lauri  •  Paavo Liski

Sorceress (2017)

A young woman raised in the US returns to her birth country in Eastern Europe after a devastating tragedy. Questioning her sanity and her sexuality, she starts believing she possesses supernatural powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jarkko T. Laine  •  Naama Kates
CAST:  Naama Kates  •  Oona Airola  •  Maritta Viitamäki  •  Antti Lattu

A young woman raised in the US returns to her birth country in Eastern Europe after a devastating tragedy. Questioning her sanity and her sexuality, she starts believing she possesses supernatural powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jarkko T. Laine  •  Naama Kates
CAST:  Naama Kates  •  Oona Airola  •  Maritta Viitamäki  •  Antti Lattu

Pekko Aikamiespojan poikamiesaika (1993)

Pekko has a crush on Pipsa, a beautiful archeologist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sina Kujansuu
CAST:  Timo Koivusalo  •  Satu Silvo  •  Tuija Piepponen  •  Esko Nikkari

Pekko has a crush on Pipsa, a beautiful archeologist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sina Kujansuu
CAST:  Timo Koivusalo  •  Satu Silvo  •  Tuija Piepponen  •  Esko Nikkari

Saatana perkele helvettiin (2012)

About the Korpela movement or Siikavaara sect active during the 1930's in the far north of Sweden. Toivo Korpela a Laestadian preacher was outmanoeuvred by Sigurd Siikavaara and returned to Finland. Siikavaara who preferred apocalyptic beliefs and ecstatic rituals ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Sven-Olof Persson  •  Bengt Pohjanen  •  Hellevi Korpela  •  Titta Jokinen

About the Korpela movement or Siikavaara sect active during the 1930's in the far north of Sweden. Toivo Korpela a Laestadian preacher was outmanoeuvred by Sigurd Siikavaara and returned to Finland. Siikavaara who preferred apocalyptic beliefs and ecstatic rituals ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Sven-Olof Persson  •  Bengt Pohjanen  •  Hellevi Korpela  •  Titta Jokinen

The Dinosaur (2021)

Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening documentary The Dinosaur looks at the relentless, often disturbing directing techniques behind Mollberg’s art and success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veikko Aaltonen
CAST:  Rauni Mollberg  •  Pirjo Honkasalo  •  Antti-Jussi Annila  •  Juho Kuosmanen

Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening documentary The Dinosaur looks at the relentless, often disturbing directing techniques behind Mollberg’s art and success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veikko Aaltonen
CAST:  Rauni Mollberg  •  Pirjo Honkasalo  •  Antti-Jussi Annila  •  Juho Kuosmanen