Kari Väänänen

	Kari Väänänen Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki, and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors. Väänänen has acted in more than 60 movies. He has received two Jussi awards, for best male actor in ''Jon'' (1983) and for best supporting male actor in '' Trench Road'' (2004). His performance as the monster Gollum in Yle's 1993 television series '' Hobitit'' was praised in ''Helsingin Sanomat''. In 1992–1998 Väänänen was a professor at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. Selected filmography ;As actor * ''Jon'' (1983) * '' The Clan – Tale of the Frogs'' (1984) * ''Calamari Union'' (1985) * '' Rosso'' (1985) * '' Helsinki Napoli All Night Long'' (1987) * ''Leningrad Cowboys Go America'' (1989) * ''Amazon'' (1990) * '' Night on Earth'' (1991) * ''La Vie de Bohème'' (1992) * ''The Last Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ivalo Ivalo ( smn, Avveel, se, Avvil, sms, Âʹvvel) is a village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland, Finland, located on the Ivalo River south of Lake Inari in the Arctic Circle. It has a population of 3,998 and a small airport. south of Ivalo is a very popular resort named Saariselkä. Many tourists visit this place every year for winter sports (downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, husky and reindeer sledge riding) and for summer activities (trekking and hiking in the Saariselkä fjells, canoeing in Lapland's rivers, mountain biking, panning for gold, fishing, etc.). Ivalo was severely damaged during the Lapland War (1944–1945) by retreating German troops led by Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic. The village was subsequently extensively rebuilt. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 24 May to 22 July (70 days), and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer. The polar night is from 28 November to 9 January (43 days). History The village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Last Border ''The Last Border'' ( fi, The Last Border – viimeisellä rajalla) is a 1993 Finnish post-apocalyptic film directed, written, and produced by Mika Kaurismäki, starring Jolyon Baker, Jürgen Prochnow, Fanny Bastien and Kari Väänänen. The film takes place in the near future for 2009, when pollution from the entire planet has forced people to move to the Arctic Circle, being the only viable territories. The film was released at the 1993 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Jolyon Baker as Jake * Jürgen Prochnow as Duke * Fanny Bastien as Doaiva * Kari Väänänen as Borka * Matti Pellonpää as Dimitri * Soli Labbart as Old woman * Clas-Ove Bruun as Skunk * Jussi Lampi as Rabbit * Juice Leskinen as Bartender * Esko Salminen as Jake's father * Jochen Nickel as Beggar * Mato Valtonen as Drunkard * Sakke Järvenpää as Biker Reception Rotten Tomatoes gives ''The Last Border'' a score of 12% based on 60 ratings by audience. In ''Variety'' magazine's October 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The Quiet Village ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	A Spice For Life ''A Spice for Life'', also released as ''Master Cheng'', (original Finnish title: ''Mestari Cheng'') is a 2019 Finnish romantic drama comedy film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. The film stars Anna-Maija Tuokko, Chu Pak Hong, Kari Väänänen, Lucas Hsuan and Vesa-Matti Loiri, with dialogue in Finnish, Cantonese and English. The story concerns the Chinese master cook Cheng (Hong), who travels to the small village of Raattama in Kittilä, Lapland, with his son. Cheng's cooking causes an overhaul of local life and cures local people of ailments ranging from high blood pressure to menstrual pain. The story also touches on aspects of childlessness and of losing one's spouse. The film was premiered in Finland 27 September 2019 and in China in January 2020. Plot After the death of his wife, the Chinese cook Cheng travels to the Finnish village of Pohjanjoki with his son to meet his benefactor Fongtron, who had helped him in a difficult situation back home in Shanghai. Upon arriving i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The House Of Branching Love ''The House of Branching Love'' ( fi, Haarautuvan rakkauden talo) is a 2009 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. It is based on the novel ''Haarautuvan rakkauden talo'' by Petri Karra. The film is about a married couple going through a divorce. Cast * Hannu-Pekka Björkman as Juhani Helin * Elina Knihtilä as Tuula Helin * Kati Outinen as Yrsa * Antti Reini as Wolffi * Tommi Eronen as Pekka * Irina Björklund as Marjut * Maria Järvenhelmi as Kitty * Kari Väänänen as Niilo * Anna Easteden as Nina * Ilkka Villi as Marco * Antti Virmavirta as Timo * Mari Perankoski as Tiina * Timo Torikka Timo Torikka (born 1 February 1958, in Kerava) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from the Theatre Academy of Finland in 1982, after which he has worked both on the stage and onscreen. One of his most well known parts is the role of Pentti Saari ... as PK References External links * * 2009 comedy-drama films 2009 films Films based on Finnish novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joulutarina ''Christmas Story'' ( fi, Joulutarina) is a 2007 Finnish Christmas drama film directed by Juha Wuolijoki. It is the story of how an orphan called Nikolas became Santa Claus. Plot Many years ago, in Lapland, a boy named Nikolas is orphaned when his family are killed in an accident. The heads of the families in the village meet to decide his future and, as life in the arctic is difficult, it is decided that as no one family could care for him permanently, they would raise him communally, with each family taking him for one year and then moving him on to the next. Grateful, Nikolas begins whittling toys out of wood as a gift which, each Christmas, he leaves for the family that cared for him. It becomes a tradition from then, with Nikolas never forgets the children of those families that received him each year. When a blight hits the village, and none of the families can afford to take him in for the next year, he is taken in by grumpy hermit Iisakki as his carpenter's apprentice. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dead Angel Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain death is sometimes used as a legal definition of death. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose Decomposition or rot is the process by which dead organic substances are broken down into simpler organic or inorganic matter such as carbon dioxide, water, simple sugars and mineral salts. The process is a part of the nutrient cycle and is ... shortly after death. Death is an inevitable process that eventually occurs in Biological immortality, almost all organisms. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the similar process seen in individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]