Finland / Oct 17, 1980 / K-16
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult life, beginning with his sojourn in St. Petersburg, working as a businessman. Unable to stay away from politics, he caused the assassination of a high-ranking Czarist and as a result, had to run back to Finland to hide. Once established in the comparative safety of a small village, he taught school in order to support his real vocation as a writer. Always living on the edge of poverty, if not square in the middle of it, Lassila continues to avoid public contact - he keeps his identity low-key and camoflages it by publishing under a variety of pseudonyms.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tuomo Railo | Sulo Esempio |
| Yuri Rodionov | Rawitz |
| Galina Galtseva | Magda |
| Soli Labbart | Maria Lassila |
| Pirkka Karskela | Young Algot |
| Markku Blomqvist | Lundberg |
| Esa Suvilehto | Pöntinen |
| Matti Oravisto | Commandant Carl von Wendt |
| Gunvor Sandkvist | Anna Belostotskaja |
| Pentti Kotkaniemi | Russian Army Captain |
| Aleksandr Zakharov | Von Plehwe |
| Vadim Mikheyenko | Terrorist |
| Antero Harpf | Rebel officer |
| German Lupekin | General Porunov |
| Esko Pesonen | Chief editor |
| Arno Virtanen | Circus manager |
| Vitali Iljin-Shapiro | Terrorist |
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| Jan Kulik | Terrorist |
| Toivo Tuomainen | Oskari Skoff |
| Elvi Saarnio | Olga Esempio in prologue (voice) |
| Yrjö Tähtelä | Narrator (voice) |
| Eeva-Kaarina Volanen | (voice) |
| Mauno Blomqvist | Ploughman (uncredited) |
| Mauri Front | News photographer (uncredited) |
| Pentti Louko | Orthodox priest (uncredited) |
| Esko Salmesvirta | Algot's father (uncredited) |
| Rauha Wolska | Restaurant hostess (uncredited) |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tulipää |
| Original language | suomi (FI) |
| Spoken languages | suomi |
| Production countries | Finland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | P-Kino |
| Release date | 17 ottobre 1980 |
| Production | Claes Olsson |
| Writer | Pirjo Honkasalo, Maiju Lassila, Daniel Katz |
| Editing | Irma Taina, Pirjo Laivuori, Leena Palmu |
| Cinematography | Kari Sohlberg, Kari Kekkonen, Pertti Mutanen, Erkki Peltomaa |
| Assistant directors | Jaakko Talaskivi, Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto |
| Camera operators | Kari Sohlberg, Kari Kekkonen, Pertti Mutanen, Erkki Peltomaa |
| Additional photography | Kari Sohlberg, Kari Kekkonen, Pertti Mutanen, Erkki Peltomaa |
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| Production design | Pentti Valkeasuo, A. Ksenofontova, Reijo Puttonen, Tikke Tuura |
| Art direction | Pentti Valkeasuo, A. Ksenofontova, Reijo Puttonen, Tikke Tuura |
| Set decoration | Pentti Valkeasuo, A. Ksenofontova, Reijo Puttonen, Tikke Tuura |
| Music | Heikki Valpola, Paul Jyrälä, Pekka Sirén, Olli Soinio, Antero Honkanen, Lars Klettner, Sven Fahlén |
| Sound | Paul Jyrälä, Heikki Valpola, Pekka Sirén, Olli Soinio, Antero Honkanen, Lars Klettner, Sven Fahlén |
| Costume design | Päivi Tiura, Inkeri Terävä, Kristiina Valkeasuo |
| Makeup | Inkeri Terävä, Kristiina Valkeasuo, Päivi Tiura |
| Hairstyling | Inkeri Terävä, Kristiina Valkeasuo, Päivi Tiura |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Dec 05, 1985
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