Pirkko Peltonen

Onnelliset leikit (1964)

A film in two episodes. The first, "Juulia", is a young woman's stylish reminiscence of her brief summer romance, set in some of the most chic design locations around Helsinki. The second episode "Tikku", a seemingly semi-improvised comedy, takes an overworked ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esko Elstelä  •  Aito Mäkinen
CAST:  Pirkko Peltonen  •  Riitta Elstelä  •  Lasse Liemola  •  Raimo Nenonen

A film in two episodes. The first, "Juulia", is a young woman's stylish reminiscence of her brief summer romance, set in some of the most chic design locations around Helsinki. The second episode "Tikku", a seemingly semi-improvised comedy, takes an overworked ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esko Elstelä  •  Aito Mäkinen
CAST:  Pirkko Peltonen  •  Riitta Elstelä  •  Lasse Liemola  •  Raimo Nenonen

Florence (1970)

One of several experimental films shot in the late '60s and early '70s by the recently deceased computer music pioneer Erkki Kurenniemi, Florence is a dazzling, abstract travelogue shot between Italy, Switzerland, and the artist's home in Finland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erkki Kurenniemi
CAST:  Pirkko Peltonen  •  Paavo Lehtonen  •  Raimo Tuomela  •  Carlo Rognoni

One of several experimental films shot in the late '60s and early '70s by the recently deceased computer music pioneer Erkki Kurenniemi, Florence is a dazzling, abstract travelogue shot between Italy, Switzerland, and the artist's home in Finland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erkki Kurenniemi
CAST:  Pirkko Peltonen  •  Paavo Lehtonen  •  Raimo Tuomela  •  Carlo Rognoni

Käyntikorttini… (1964)

A kind-hearted chancellor dreams of love with a beauty he meets at dinner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erkko Kivikoski
CAST:  Pentti Lähteenmäki  •  Sirkka Timoska  •  Pekka Sahenkari  •  Boris Levitsky

A kind-hearted chancellor dreams of love with a beauty he meets at dinner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erkko Kivikoski
CAST:  Pentti Lähteenmäki  •  Sirkka Timoska  •  Pekka Sahenkari  •  Boris Levitsky

Vaarallista vapautta (1962)

Nurse Sinikka wants to help a prisoner who crosses the border from the Soviet Union. She and her fiancé plan a flight via Finland with the help of her mother. Ruth the girlfriend of Sinikka's brother happens to witness the escape, which puts them all in danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veikko Itkonen
CAST:  Toivo Lehkonen  •  Pirkko Peltonen  •  Ville-Veikko Salminen  •  Maija Karhi

Nurse Sinikka wants to help a prisoner who crosses the border from the Soviet Union. She and her fiancé plan a flight via Finland with the help of her mother. Ruth the girlfriend of Sinikka's brother happens to witness the escape, which puts them all in danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veikko Itkonen
CAST:  Toivo Lehkonen  •  Pirkko Peltonen  •  Ville-Veikko Salminen  •  Maija Karhi

Dead Girls Dancing (2023)

On a road trip across Italy, recent high school graduates Ira, Malin and Ka pick up the intriguing backpacker Zoe. As the four girls stumble across an abandoned village, they start to experiment with the limits of their newly found freedom, away from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Roller
CAST:  Luna Jordan  •  Noemi Nicolaisen  •  Katharina Stark  •  Sara Giannelli

On a road trip across Italy, recent high school graduates Ira, Malin and Ka pick up the intriguing backpacker Zoe. As the four girls stumble across an abandoned village, they start to experiment with the limits of their newly found freedom, away from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Roller
CAST:  Luna Jordan  •  Noemi Nicolaisen  •  Katharina Stark  •  Sara Giannelli