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Sibelius (film)
''Sibelius'' is a 2003 in film, 2003 Finland, Finnish film biography of Jean Sibelius directed and written by Timo Koivusalo. It is the first full-length feature film about the famous composer. Filming began in July 2002. The film was released on 12 September 2003, but before that it was shown for the first time at the Sibelius Festival in Lahti on 4 September 2003. When it was released widely, it was the second most watched domestic film of 2003. Plot While Johan Julius Christian ("Jean") Sibelius is still a child, his father Christian dies; the family is facing a financial disaster and must sell their property. Young Sibelius finds a new father figure in Uncle Pehr. At the beginning of his musical studies with Martin Wegelius, Sibelius adopts the name of his uncle Jean. Plagued with insecurity, he continues to study law and, on the advice of his professor, returns to the music that is close to his heart while not interested in the law. Sibelius meets Aino, daughter of his art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martti Suosalo
(born 19 July 1962) is a Finnish actor and singer. Suosalo was born in Oulu, and began his career in 1986 with an appearance in a TV series. He began to work as a regular actor on Finnish television but also appeared in several films in the early 1990s such as the 1994 film '' Aapo'' alongside actors such as Taisto Reimaluoto, Ulla Koivuranta and Kai Lehtinen. Suosalo was admitted to the Helsinki Theatre Academy on his third attempt in 1983. At that time, from 1982 to 1985, Jouko Turkka was the rector of the Theatre Academy. Suosalo has estimated that he would never have been able to study at the school without Turkka. Suosalo graduated from the Theatre Academy in 1987. While most of his work has been in television, in 1999, Suosalo appeared in just about every major film produced in Finland that year, appearing on the big screen in films such as '' Rentun ruusu'', ''Sibelius'' and '' Lapin kullan kimallus''. In 2006, Suosalo has appeared in the TV series ''Ilonen talo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesa Vierikko
Vesa Tapio Vierikko (born 24 May 1956 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a Finnish actor. Vierikko began acting in 1978 on television working consistently throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He starred in the 2003 film ''Sibelius'' working with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo and actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen and Seela Sella and Miina Turunen. He once again worked with director Koivusalo in '' Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'' in 2005. More recently in 2006 he has starred in over 16 episodes of ''Akkaa päälle''. Partial filmography * '' Jon'' (1983) * '' Onks' Viljoo näkyny?'' (1988) * '' The Winter War'' (''Talvisota'', 1989) * '' The Match Factory Girl'' (''Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö'', 1990) * '' Hobitit'' (1993) * '' Santa Claus and the Magic Drum'' (''Joulupukki ja noitarumpu'', 1996) * '' Gold Fever in Lapland'' (''Lapin kullan kimallus'', 1999) * '' Ponterosa'' (2001) * '' The Book of Fate'' (''Kohtalon kirja'', 2003) * ''Sibelius'' (2003) * '' Shadow of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Tarvainen
Kirsi is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on 24 July. It began to be used in the 1940s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. As of 2013 there are 23,000 women with this name in Finland. Origin and variants The name Kirsi originated as a short form of Kristiina, Finnish version of Christina or Kirsikka which means ''cherry'' in Finnish. It also means ''frost'' in Finnish. Notable people Notable people with this name include: * Kirsi Ahonen (born 1976), Finnish javelin thrower *Kirsi Boström (born 1968), Finnish orienteer * Kirsi Hänninen (born 1976), Finnish ice hockey player * Kirsi Heikkinen (born 1978), Finnish football referee * Kirsi Helen (born 1982), Finnish cross-country skier *Kirsi Kunnas (1924 - 2021), Finnish poet * Kirsi Lampinen (born 1972), Finnish tennis player * Kirsi Mykkänen (born 1978), Finnish sprinter * Kirsi Ojansuu (born 1963), Finnish politician * Kirsi Peltonen, Finnish mathematician *Kirsi Perälä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Carpelan
Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque du Soleil show * ''Axël'', an 1890 drama play by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam * Axel (dance turn), a type of turn performed in dance * Axel lift, a movement in pair skating * Axel jump, a type of jump in figure skating * "Axel F", the 1985 instrumental theme song of ''Beverly Hills Cop'' by Harold Faltermeyer Companies, organizations * Axel Hotels, hotel chain * Axel Springer SE, largest digital publishing house in Europe Other uses * Axel Maersk, Danish container ship * Citroën Axel, automobile made by Citroën * Typhoon Axel (other), multiple storms named Axel * Axel, a character in Pikwik Pack * Axel, a coaxial two-wheeler, designed to investigate caves on the moon with the proposed mission Moon Diver (spacecraft) See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petri Lairikko
Petri is an Italian and Germanic surname derived from the Latin name Petrus, and may refer to: Surname * Adam Petri (1454–1527), Swiss Renaissance printer who founded a Basel publishing house * Alexandra Petri (born 1988), humor columnist for ''The Washington Post'', daughter of Tom * August Petri (1878–?), German fencer * Bernhard Eduardovich Petri (1884–1937), Russian anthropologist and archaeologist * Carl Adam Petri (1926–2010), German mathematician who introduced Petri nets * Carl Axel Petri (1929–2017), Swedish politician and judge * Catharose de Petri (1952–1990), Dutch mystic * Cunerus Petri (1531–1580), Dutch bishop * Daniele Petri (born 1980), Italian darts player * Edward P. Petri (1884–1949), American politician and businessman * Egon Petri (1881–1962), Dutch pianist and composer * Elio Petri (1929–1982), Italian director, screenwriter and film critic * Ellen Petri (born 1982), Belgian beauty queen * Franziska Petri (born 1973), German ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rea Mauranen
Rea Mauranen (born 25 April 1949) is a Finnish television actress who has appeared in several Finnish films. Mauranen made her debut on TV in 1974, and has worked consistently ever since mostly appearing on Finnish television. In film, she worked with director Timo Koivusalo in the 2003 film ''Sibelius'' alongside actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen, Vesa Vierikko, Raimo Grönberg and Jarmo Mäkinen. Though not having children of her own, Rea said, bitterness is useless. Selected filmography * ''The Collector'' (1997) * ''Cold Courage ''Cold Courage'' is an international crime-drama television series based on ''Vilpittömästi sinun'' (2011, in English: ''Sincerely Yours''), which is the first instalment of the ''Studio'' book series by Finnish writer . The book's English tra ...'' (2020) * '' The Renovation'' (2020) * '' Helsinki Syndrome'' (2022, 2024) * '' Reindeer Mafia'' (2023) External links * References 1949 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Paul
Adolf Georg Wiedersheim-Paul (6 January 1863 – 30 September 1943) was a Swedish novelist and playwright. He lived most of his adult life in Berlin, Germany, where he was a friend of Swedish writer August Strindberg, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, Norwegian painter Edvard Munch and Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Biography Paul was born on 6 January 1863 on Bromö, an island in lake Vänern in Sweden. At that time his last name was Wiedesheim-Paul. The family name hailed from a Prussian Major named Ludwig von Wiedesheim, born in Anhalt-Kothen, Germany and an Italian earl named Fernando Pollini (Pollini became Paul in German). When Paul was nine years old, the family moved to Jokioinen in Finland and added an "r" to Wiedersheim. Paul, his older sister, a younger sister and seven younger brothers grew up on a large estate his father managed. Paul's father wanted him to become a farmer, and he first studied agriculture at Mustiala Agriculture Center in Tammela. After three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunto Ojansivu
Kunto Juhani Ojansivu (22 December 1959 – 23 June 2023) was a Finnish actor and playwright. Best known for his role as Elf Toljander, he appeared on television, film and stage. Career Ojansivu made his debut on television in 1989, appearing in a number of television series in the 1990s. In 2001, he appeared on several episodes of ''Peräkamaripojat''. His most famous role was the title role in the Christmas themed show '' Elf Toljander'', which he played from 1998 to 2013. In film, Ojansivu worked with director Timo Koivusalo on several occasions appearing in the film ''Rentun Ruusu'' in 2001 and in the 2003 film ''Sibelius'' alongside actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen, Vesa Vierikko, Raimo Grönberg and Jarmo Mäkinen. Ojansivu was one of the founders of Teatteri Eurooppa Neljä, the biggest touring theatre A touring theatre company travels to different locations to perform Theatre, plays and Musical theatre, musicals. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armas Järnefelt
Edvard Armas Järnefelt (14 August 1869 – 23 June 1958), was a Finnish and Swedish conductor and composer, who achieved some minor success with his orchestral works (1904) and ''Praeludium'' (1900). He spent much of his conducting career at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, Sweden. Life Armas Järnefelt was born in Vyborg, in the Grand Duchy of Finland, the son of General August Aleksander Järnefelt and Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg). Järnefelt studied with Ferruccio Busoni in Helsinki and with Jules Massenet in Paris. Both Järnefelt and Busoni enjoyed a close relationship with Jean Sibelius, who was married to Järnefelt's sister Aino. From 1905 Järnefelt had a long career as conductor at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, beginning as repetiteur from 1905 to 1911 (he became a Swedish citizen in 1909); conductor 1911-1923 and chief conductor 1923–1933. Between 1932 and 1936 Järnefelt was the artistic director and conductor of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapani Kalliomäki
Tapani Kalliomäki (born 1970 in Tampere, Finland) Theatres and Theatre Makers, 2005, p. 271. Helsinki: Like, 2005. ISBN 952-471-629-1. is a Finnish stage and film actor. Kalliomäki graduated from Finnish Helsinki theatre academy in 1997. His teachers in the academy were for example Kari Heiskanen, Kari Väänänen and Vesa Vierikko. Kalliomäki began his career in theatre in the late 1980s as a stage actor. Entering Finnish film in 1995, he has worked with director Timo Koivusalo on several occasions appearing in the 2003 film ''Sibelius'' alongside actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen, Vesa Vierikko, Raimo Grönberg, and Jarmo Mäkinen. Then, in 2005, he worked with Timo Koivusalo and Martti Suosalo again in the film of that year in '' Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa''. In 2007, Kalliomäki is seen in Åke Lindman's film '' Tali-Ihantala'' as Majuri Suurkari and on television in production Puolustuksen puheenvuoro playing the role of la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (born Axel Waldemar Gallén; 26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the ''Kalevala'', the Finnish national epic poetry, epic. His work is considered a very important aspect of the Finnish national identity. He Finnicization, finnicized his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907. Life and career Early life Gallen-Kallela was born on 26 April 1865, in Pori, to a Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish-speaking family. His father Peter Gallén worked as police chief and lawyer. Gallen-Kallela was raised in Tyrvää. At age 11, he was sent to Helsinki to study at a grammar school, because his father opposed his ambition to become a painter. After his father's death in 1879, Gallen-Kallela attended drawing classes at the Finnish Art Society (1881–1884) and studied privately under Adolf von Becker. Paris In 1884, he moved to Paris, to study at the Académie Julian. In Paris he became friends with the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarmo Mäkinen
Jarmo Mäkinen (born 29 May 1958 in Karstula, Finland) is a Finland, Finnish actor. Mäkinen began acting in 1989 on television working consistently throughout the 1990s appearing in several films and TV series mostly notably in ''Vita lögner'' which he starred in 27 episodes in 1999. However, since 2000 he has gradually made more appearances on the big screen and in film, he starred in the 2003 in film, 2003 film ''Sibelius (film), Sibelius'' working with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo and actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen, and Vesa Vierikko. Most of Mäkinen's work in cinema has been in Swedish film where his powerful physical build has often seen him typecast as a bad guy. He is often regarded as one of the most famous or most popular Finns in Sweden. Filmography Film * ''Amor ampuu ohi'' (1990) - Tapani * ''Routasydän'' (1993) - Vanhanen * ''Paratiisin lapset'' (1994) - Athlete * ''The Last Wedding'' (1995) - The Rockroller * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
