Comedy · Finland · 1928 · 1h 44m

Tukkijoella

Tukkijoella poster
Director
Wilho IlmariAxel Slangus
Cast
Urho Somersalmi as Aaprami Turkka Ellen Sylvin as Katri Pietola Mary Hannikainen as Anni Kirsti Suonio as Maija Rivakka Eino Salmela as Antti Huhtanen Paavo Kostioja as Huotari
Crew
Frans Ekebom — Director of Photography Axel Slangus — Editor Frans Ekebom — Editor Erkki Karu — Screenplay Erkki Karu — Producer Karl Fager — Production Design
Synopsis

“Tukkijoella” (Log River – 1928). Films of this genre gave the Finnish cinema and the viewing public one of its most popular characters – the lumberjack (tukkijatka, tukkipoika, tukkilainen) who at his most heroic hour becomes the log-roller or the shooter of rapids (koskenlaskija). The significance of this character in Finnish film is comparable to that of the Cowboy on American cinema. He is the pioneer, the wanderer, the adventurer. He negotiates the frontier, he is an embodiment of the conflict between wilderness and civilization.

Mood & Themes
based on play or musicalsilent film
Key Collaborators
Wilho Ilmari Director Axel Slangus Director Frans Ekebom Director of Photography Axel Slangus Editor Frans Ekebom Editor Erkki Karu Screenplay Erkki Karu Producer Karl Fager Production Design
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