Pirkko Nurmi

The Farewell (1982)

Set between 1930s and 50s, The Farewell the story of Valerie, who lives in a household totally repressed by her stern father. When Valerie has a brief affair with another woman, her father is extremely angry and tries to end the affair with physical force. However ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tuija-Maija Niskanen
CAST:  Sanna Hultman  •  Carl-Axel Heiknert  •  Kerstin Tidelius  •  Pirkko Nurmi

Set between 1930s and 50s, The Farewell the story of Valerie, who lives in a household totally repressed by her stern father. When Valerie has a brief affair with another woman, her father is extremely angry and tries to end the affair with physical force. However ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tuija-Maija Niskanen
CAST:  Sanna Hultman  •  Carl-Axel Heiknert  •  Kerstin Tidelius  •  Pirkko Nurmi

Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti (1979)

Based on the Bertolt Brecht play, the movie follows the farmer Puntila, who when he's sober is a real pig but whenever he gets drunk becomes very generous. Puntila is trying to get his daughter to get married, but the problem is that his drunk self wants her to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralf Långbacka
CAST:  Lasse Pöysti  •  Pekka Laiho  •  Arja Saijonmaa  •  Martin Kurtén

Based on the Bertolt Brecht play, the movie follows the farmer Puntila, who when he's sober is a real pig but whenever he gets drunk becomes very generous. Puntila is trying to get his daughter to get married, but the problem is that his drunk self wants her to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralf Långbacka
CAST:  Lasse Pöysti  •  Pekka Laiho  •  Arja Saijonmaa  •  Martin Kurtén

A Heart of Gold (1982)

Tulle is a 9-year-old girl who spends the summer in the countryside with her mom and dad. The parents arguing and a divorce is imminent. Tulle longing for her friend Susse, who is still in the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars Sjögren
CAST:  Liv Alsterlund  •  Viveka Seldahl  •  Krister Henriksson  •  Magdalena Ryd

Tulle is a 9-year-old girl who spends the summer in the countryside with her mom and dad. The parents arguing and a divorce is imminent. Tulle longing for her friend Susse, who is still in the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars Sjögren
CAST:  Liv Alsterlund  •  Viveka Seldahl  •  Krister Henriksson  •  Magdalena Ryd

Landet som icke är (1977)

A poem about the poetic pursuit that in a harmonious way longs for death to occur. Life's desires and worries have done much harm to the poetic self and the person sees death as a help to loosen a large weight from their shoulders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tuija-Maija Niskanen
CAST:  Göran Cederberg  •  Majlis Granlund  •  Ylva Edlund  •  Elmer Green

A poem about the poetic pursuit that in a harmonious way longs for death to occur. Life's desires and worries have done much harm to the poetic self and the person sees death as a help to loosen a large weight from their shoulders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tuija-Maija Niskanen
CAST:  Göran Cederberg  •  Majlis Granlund  •  Ylva Edlund  •  Elmer Green