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…ja Helena soittaa (1951)

Directed by Lasse Pöysti
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1h 31min

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5.0/10

Plot

Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.

Full cast

ActorRole
Matti RaninJyrki
Mai-Brit HeljoKirsti Talasti
Heikki SavolainenMartti Mäkelä
Leena RahikkaPäivi Junkkeri 5-vuotiaana
Sirkka SaarnioPäivi Junkkeri 12-vuotiaana
Rakel LaaksoHanna Tupanen
Emmi JurkkaLiina
Reino ValkamaJohannes Tupanen
Vilho SiivolaKalle
Wilho IlmariKarstela
Sven RelanderKorpela
Irma WikströmCook
Anton SoiniJanatuinen
Elvi SaarnioSika-Leena
Kosti AaltonenRehtori
Joel SalavaJaakko Korpela
Esko TöyriTeacher at Ateneum (uncredited)
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Uolevi LönnbergMies kirkossa (uncredited)
Eino JantunenMartti (uncredited)

Genres

Drama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original title…ja Helena soittaa
Original languagesuomi (FI)
Spoken languagessuomi
Production countriesFinland
StatusReleased
Production companiesFennada-Filmi
Release date30 dicembre 1951
ProductionMauno Mäkelä
WriterAino Räsänen, Lasse Pöysti
CinematographyEsko Töyri
Assistant directorsLasse Pöysti
Camera operatorsEsko Töyri
Additional photographyEsko Töyri
Production designAugust Lindström
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Art directionAugust Lindström
Set decorationAugust Lindström
MusicEinar Englund, Gösta Salminen
SoundEinar Englund, Gösta Salminen
CollectionHelena Collection

Release dates

Theatrical release

Finland / Dec 30, 1951 / S

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