''Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti'' () is a 1979 Finnish-Swedish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Ralf Långbacka.
The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
53rd Academy Awards
The 53rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1980 and took place on March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 7:00 p ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is based on the 1948 play ''
Mr Puntila and His Man Matti
''Mr Puntila and His Man Matti'' () is an epic comedy by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. It was written in 1940 and first performed in 1948.
The story describes the aristocratic land-owner Puntila's relationship to his servant, Ma ...
'' by
Bertolt Brecht
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...
which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play ''The Sawdust Princess'' by
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Cast
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Lasse Pöysti
Lasse Erik Pöysti (; 24 January 1927 – 5 April 2019) was a Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer. He was born in Sortavala.
Biography
Pöysti began his career as a child actor, becoming known to the Finnish public as Olli Su ...
as Johannes Puntila
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Pekka Laiho as Matti Aaltonen
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Arja Saijonmaa
Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa (born 1 December 1944) is a Finnish singer, political activist and occasional actress.
Life and career
She studied at the Sibelius Academy and earned a Bachelor of Arts at the Helsinki University. She made her brea ...
as Eeva Puntila
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Martin Kurtén as Attaché Eino Silakka
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May Pihlgren as Dean's wife
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Sven Ehrström as Fredrik
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Rolf Labbart as Dairy manager
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Tauno Lehtihalmes as Dean
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Ritva Valkama as Emma Takinainen
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Elina Salo as Chemistry clerk
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Pirkko Nurmi as Liisu
See also
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List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1979 films
1979 drama films
Films based on works by Bertolt Brecht
Finnish drama films
Swedish drama films
1970s Swedish-language films
1970s Swedish films
Films based on works by Finnish writers
Finnish films based on plays
Swedish films based on plays
1970s Finnish films
Swedish-language films from Finland
Swedish-language drama films
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