Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Poet and Muse (1978)
Semi-fictitious biopic of Finnish poet Eino Leino, made with a large budget to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The film concentrates on his relationships with first wife Freya Schoultz and later muse, poetess L. Onerva. His friends include equally ... (more)
Semi-fictitious biopic of Finnish poet Eino Leino, made with a large budget to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The film concentrates on his relationships with first wife Freya Schoultz and later muse, poetess L. Onerva. His friends include equally ... (more)
Mies tältä tähdeltä (1958)
Thought provokingEmotionalRealHeartbreaking
Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He ... (more)
Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He ... (more)
Pedon merkki (1981)
Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone. (more)
Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone. (more)
X-Paroni (1964)
Baron Wilhelm von Tandem, CEO of the Tandem Corporation, gets mixed up with a spitting image of himself, an innocent country boy Kalle. Both characters conveniently amnesiac, they start living each other's lives and dating each other's girlfriends, succeeding in ... (more)
Baron Wilhelm von Tandem, CEO of the Tandem Corporation, gets mixed up with a spitting image of himself, an innocent country boy Kalle. Both characters conveniently amnesiac, they start living each other's lives and dating each other's girlfriends, succeeding in ... (more)
Jouluksi kotiin (1975)
Construction worker Urho Suomalainen, his factory-worker wife Sirkka, and their two school-age children dream about getting away from their cramped rental apartment and moving to a house of their own. Urho decides to build one from scratch, starting from hauling ... (more)
Construction worker Urho Suomalainen, his factory-worker wife Sirkka, and their two school-age children dream about getting away from their cramped rental apartment and moving to a house of their own. Urho decides to build one from scratch, starting from hauling ... (more)
Iloinen Linnanmäki (1960)
Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new media of the early 1960s. (more)
Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new media of the early 1960s. (more)
Darling (1961)
Tells the story of a young couple using flashbacks. (more)
Tells the story of a young couple using flashbacks. (more)
Hopeaa rajan takaa (1963)
In the summer of 1941, the Karelian youths Wist and Anttala decide to seek family silver hidden under Wist's home behind the border line of the truce. (more)
In the summer of 1941, the Karelian youths Wist and Anttala decide to seek family silver hidden under Wist's home behind the border line of the truce. (more)
Ulvova mylläri (1982)
The main character is a miller, who sometimes acts strangely but is otherwise a goodhearted hardworking honest man. He sometimes keeps the villagers up all night by howling. Finally the villagers decide that the miller has to be committed into a mental hospital, ... (more)
The main character is a miller, who sometimes acts strangely but is otherwise a goodhearted hardworking honest man. He sometimes keeps the villagers up all night by howling. Finally the villagers decide that the miller has to be committed into a mental hospital, ... (more)
Linna (1986)
Based on Franz Kafka's famous novel, director Jaakko Pakkasvirta created this interpretation of the woebegone Josef K., who is trapped in an ever-increasing labyrinth of double talk and bureaucratic nonsense in his efforts to reach the castle. As Josef seeks to ... (more)
Based on Franz Kafka's famous novel, director Jaakko Pakkasvirta created this interpretation of the woebegone Josef K., who is trapped in an ever-increasing labyrinth of double talk and bureaucratic nonsense in his efforts to reach the castle. As Josef seeks to ... (more)
The Green Widow (1968)
A lonely young suburban housewife participates in a radio interview survey while simultaneously engaging in an extramarital affair. (more)
A lonely young suburban housewife participates in a radio interview survey while simultaneously engaging in an extramarital affair. (more)
Kesäkapina (1970)
Young photography model Susanna and her alienated teenage brother Veli spend the summer of 1969 travelling around Finland, mostly with another girl and her boyfriend. Sporting the latest fashions and trendy hairdos, they naïvely observe and criticise the modern ... (more)
Young photography model Susanna and her alienated teenage brother Veli spend the summer of 1969 travelling around Finland, mostly with another girl and her boyfriend. Sporting the latest fashions and trendy hairdos, they naïvely observe and criticise the modern ... (more)
Nitro League (1993)
An jolly gang of elderly people plan to rob a bank. (more)
An jolly gang of elderly people plan to rob a bank. (more)
Tampere, the City of Joyful Summer (1964)
The film is the first commission for the budding production company Filminor Oy, commissioned by the City of Tampere. Emphasising closeness to nature, the film showcases Tampere as an attractive summer city. Antti Peippo’s cinematography shifted a traditional city ... (more)
The film is the first commission for the budding production company Filminor Oy, commissioned by the City of Tampere. Emphasising closeness to nature, the film showcases Tampere as an attractive summer city. Antti Peippo’s cinematography shifted a traditional city ... (more)