Drama · Finland · 1984 · 1h 28m

Päivää, herra Kivi

Päivää, herra Kivi poster
Director
Timo Linnasalo
Cast
Kristiina Elstelä as Helinä Markku Huhtamo as Leo Ragni Grönblom as Sister Antti Litja as Medical Director Manninen Kirsti Otsamo as Liisa - Leo's wife Antti Aro as Café Owner
Crew
Tahvo Hirvonen — Director of Photography Anssi Blomstedt — Editor Heikki Valpola — Original Music Composer Ilpo Tuomarila — Writer Timo Linnasalo — Writer Erkki Saarainen — Production Design
Synopsis

Eccentric small town librarian Helinä struggles between everyday life and her love for the theatre, directing amateurs for a play by the famous Finnish writer Aleksis Kivi. She still carries the torch for her teenage sweetheart Leo, now a married chimney sweeper but still an aspiring playwright, despite his wife's opinions. Helinä thinks Leo is Aleksis Kivi, and so does Leo himself. Discouraged by the society, they end up in a mental institution but finally manage to stage an outdoor premiere of the play.

Key Collaborators
Timo Linnasalo Director Tahvo Hirvonen Director of Photography Anssi Blomstedt Editor Heikki Valpola Original Music Composer Ilpo Tuomarila Writer Timo Linnasalo Writer Erkki Saarainen Production Design Sari Salmela Costume Design
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