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Mr. Lahtinen Takes French Leave
''Mr. Lahtinen Takes French Leave'' () is a 1939 Finnish film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. It is based on a play by Kjeld Abell. The film was released on 10 September 1939. Cast * Fritz-Hugo Backman as Mr. Lahtinen * Märtha Jaatinen as Edit Lahtinen * Hertta Leistén as Mother-in-law * Lauri Korpela as Kaarlo * Liisa Nevalainen as Second Ms. Salminen * Rosi Rinne as First Ms. Salminen * Antti Halonen as Lord Roqueford * Henake Schubak as Street singer * Jalmari Parikka Hjalmar Fabian Parikka (16 October 1891 – 27 March 1959) was a Finnish revolutionary soldier, actor and artistic director. Life Jalmari Parikka was born in the Eastern Finnish town of Sortavala and went to school in the Russian capital Saint ... as Newsvendor Lahtinen References External links * 1939 drama films 1939 films Finnish films based on plays Films directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara Finnish drama films {{Finland-film-stub ...
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Nyrki Tapiovaara
Nyrki Tapiovaara, born 10 September 1911 in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, died 29 February 1940, was a Finnish film director. He belonged to the Tulenkantajat group which promoted modernist ideas in Finnish culture. Tapiovaara's film career only lasted four years and resulted in five feature films, but had a lasting effect on Finnish cinema. He died in the Winter War. Filmography * '' Juha'' (1937) * '' The Stolen Death'' (''Varastettu kuolema'') (1938) * ''Kaksi Vihtoria ''Kaksi Vihtoria'' ("Two Henpecked Husbands") is a 1939 Finnish film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. It is based on a play by Tatu Pekkarinen. The film was released on 5 February 1939. Klaara and Vihtori were the Finnish names of Maggie and Jiggs fr ...'' (''Two Henpecked Husbands'') (1939) * '' Mr. Lahtinen Takes French Leave'' (''Herra Lahtinen lähtee lipettiin'') (1939) * '' One Man's Fate'' (''Miehen tie'') (1940) References External links * 1911 births 1940 deaths Finnish film directors Finnish ...
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Kjeld Abell
Kjeld Abell (25 August 1901 – 5 March 1961) was a Danish playwright, screenwriter, and theatrical designer. Born in Ribe, Denmark, Abell's first designs were seen in ballets directed by George Balanchine at Copenhagen's Royal Danish Theatre and London's Alhambra Theatre The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of London. It was built originally as the Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts opening on 18 March 1854. It was closed after two yea .... Roughly the dramatic work of Abell might be divided into three phases: a) criticism of middle class conventions, b) fighting Nazism and c) criticism of post-war pessimism and urge for death. Perhaps he is the first consequent modernist among Danish playwrights with his use of a flash back Chinese box system and a growing use of symbols and parallel actions. Biography Abell worked as a stagehand and a costume designer in Paris before he got his big brea ...
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Elonet
Elonet is a website run by the Finnish National Audiovisual Archive which provides a database of about 150,000 films created or screened in Finland. It was launched in 2006. References External links * Finnish film websites Online film databases 2006 establishments in Finland Government-owned websites {{Finland-stub ...
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Liisa Nevalainen
Liisa Nevalainen (2 May 1916 – 10 December 1987) was a Finnish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1934 and 1973. Selected filmography * '' Substitute Wife'' (1936) * '' Red Line'' (1959) * ''Skandaali tyttökoulussa ''Skandaali tyttökoulussa'' (English: ''Scandal in the Girls' School'') is a 1960 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Liisa Nevalainen as Sanny Kortman * Elsa Tur ...'' (1960) * '' Pojat'' (1962) References External links * 1916 births 1987 deaths Actors from Oulu People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish film actresses 20th-century Finnish actresses {{Finland-actor-stub ...
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Jalmari Parikka
Hjalmar Fabian Parikka (16 October 1891 – 27 March 1959) was a Finnish revolutionary soldier, actor and artistic director. Life Jalmari Parikka was born in the Eastern Finnish town of Sortavala and went to school in the Russian capital Saint Petersburg. Parikka started his acting career in 1910 as a member of a touring theatre in Kajaani, where he had learned the profession of a typesetter. As the 1918 Finnish Civil War broke out, Parikka was head the Worker's Theatre in Enso. Soon he was named as the commander of the local Red Guard. During the Battle of Vyborg, Parikka was one of the Red Guard leaders in charge of the city's defense. He was captured by the Whites and was given the death penalty which was later turned into a life in prison. After the 1921 general pardon, Parikka worked as an artistic director in the Worker's Theatres of Pori and Vyborg and the theaters of Mikkeli and Vaasa. Since the late 1920s he was an actor in the Vyborg City Theater. Between 1938 and ...
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1939 Drama Films
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ...
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1939 Films
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple genres. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1939 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood films produced in Southern California were at the height of their Golden Age (in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema), and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which become honored as all-time classic films. ** June 10 – MGM's first successful animated character, Barney Bear, made his debut in '' The Bear That Couldn't Sleep''. ** August 15 – ''The Wizard of Oz'' premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. ** October ...
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Finnish Films Based On Plays
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. It may also refer to: *Finnish language * Suomi (surname) * Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University * Suomi Island, Western ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Films Directed By Nyrki Tapiovaara
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ...
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