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Elina Salo
Aino Elina Salo (born 9 March 1936 in Sipoo, Finland) is a Finnish film, theatre and television actress who has also done work in radio as a voice actor in children’s programming. In her career that began in 1956, Salo has appeared in over 50 films and television shows and is known for her appearances in several Aki Kaurismäki’s films. She was also the voice of Little My in the Finnish dub of '' Moomin''. Salo has received three Jussi Awards for her work. In 2010, she received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (''Commandeur''). Salo lives mainly in France. Partial filmography * '' Skandaali tyttökoulussa'' (1960) * '' Inspector Palmu's Mistake'' (1960) * '' Gas, Inspector Palmu!'' (1961) * '' The Golden Calf'' (1961) * '' The Diary of a Worker'' (1967) * '' Harry Munter'' (1970) * '' Gangsterfilmen'' (1974) * ''Poet and Muse'' (1978) * '' Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti'' (1979) * '' Hamlet Goes Business'' (1987) * '' The Match Factory Girl'' (1990) * '' Take Care of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipoo
Sipoo (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The administrative center of the municipality is Nikkilä (),Uusi Nikkilä – Uusi Kaupunki (in Finnish) which is located northeast of the center of Helsinki. Another significant urban area is Söderkulla, located in the southern part of the municipality. Sipoo is a municipality with Finnish and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti (1979 Film)
''Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti'' () is a 1979 Finnish-Swedish drama film directed by Ralf Långbacka. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is based on the 1948 play ''Mr Puntila and His Man Matti'' by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play ''The Sawdust Princess'' by Hella Wuolijoki. Cast * Lasse Pöysti as Johannes Puntila * Pekka Laiho as Matti Aaltonen * Arja Saijonmaa as Eeva Puntila * Martin Kurtén as Attaché Eino Silakka * May Pihlgren as Dean's wife * Sven Ehrström as Fredrik * Rolf Labbart as Dairy manager * Tauno Lehtihalmes as Dean * Ritva Valkama as Emma Takinainen * Elina Salo as Chemistry clerk * Pirkko Nurmi as Liisu See also * List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Finnish Actresses
File:1st century collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Jesus is Crucifixion of Jesus, crucified by Roman authorities in Judaea (17th century painting). Four different men (Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian) Year of the Four Emperors, claim the title of Emperor within the span of a year; The Great Fire of Rome (18th-century painting) sees the destruction of two-thirds of the city, precipitating the empire's Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire#Neronian persecution, first persecution against Christians, who are blamed for the disaster; The Roman Colosseum is built and Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre, holds its inaugural games; Roman forces Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE), besiege Jerusalem during the First Jewish–Roman War (19th-century painting); The Trưng sisters Trung sisters' rebellion, lead a rebellion against the Chinese Han dynasty (anachronistic depiction); Boudica, queen of the British Iceni leads Boudican revolt, a rebellion against Rome (19th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Sipoo
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1936 Births
Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funeral of George V, State funeral of George V of the United Kingdom. After a procession through London, he is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Havre (film)
''Le Havre'' () is a 2011 comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Blondin Miguel. It tells the story of a shoeshiner who tries to save an immigrant child in the French port city Le Havre. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's Finnish company Sputnik with international co-producers in France and Germany. It is Kaurismäki's second French-language film, after '' La Vie de Bohème'' from 1992. The film premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where it received the FIPRESCI Prize. Kaurismäki envisions it as the first installment in a trilogy about life in port cities. His ambition was to make follow-ups set in Spain and Germany, shot in the local languages. However, his next film '' The Other Side of Hope'' is set in Helsinki. Plot Marcel Marx, formerly both a bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city of Le Hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Without A Past
''The Man Without a Past'' () is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's ''Finland'' trilogy, the other two films being '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996) and '' Lights in the Dusk'' (2006). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 (the only Finnish film so far) and won the Grand Prix at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Plot A man arrives in Helsinki at night by train and falls asleep on a park bench. There, he is assaulted by three criminals. He ends up in a coma and is declared dead at the hospital. After the doctors leave, he awakens and leaves the hospital in bandages. The Nieminen family, residing in an abandoned shipping container at the port, discover him by the sea in the morning. They take him in, nurse him back to health, but he has lost his memory, not even recalling his own name. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha (1999 Film)
''Juha'' is a 1999 Finnish film written, directed, produced and edited by Aki Kaurismäki. The film is loosely based on a famous 1911 novel ''Juha (novel), Juha'' by the Finnish author Juhani Aho marking this as the fourth time the novel was adapted for the screen. The original story takes place in the 18th century but Kaurismäki's remake is set sometime in the latter half of the 20th century. It tells the story of a love triangle where a simple peasant woman leaves her husband after falling in love with a modern city slicker. ''Juha'' is a silent film shot in black-and-white with dialogue in the form of intertitles. Special release prints with titles in several different languages were produced for international distribution. Plot Marja (Kati Outinen) is a simple peasant woman married to her older husband Juha (Sakari Kuosmanen). They lead a very simple country life, spending most of their days farming and tending to their livestock. Marja's world is turned upside down when Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifting Clouds (film)
''Drifting Clouds'' () is a 1996 Finnish comedy drama film edited, written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen and Markku Peltola. The film is the first in Kaurismäki's ''Finland'' trilogy, the other two films being ''The Man Without a Past'' and ''Lights in the Dusk''. Plot Ilona Koponen, a head waitress at ''Dubrovnik'' restaurant, is married to Lauri, a tram driver. They live in a small, modestly furnished apartment in Helsinki. As they come home from work late one night, Lauri surprises Ilona with a television which he purchased on hire purchase. They talk about whether they can meet their financial obligations, but agree that the TV payments are manageable. Next day, as Lauri gets to work, he learns that the company will be laying off workers due to the non-profitability of certain tram routes and he is randomly chosen as one of those. The day after Lauri has finished his last shift, Ilona is informed by the owner of ''Dubro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
