Juha
feature film, humorous drama, Finland, Germany, France, 1999
DIRECTED BY: Aki Kaurismäki
CAST:
Sakari Kuosmanen (Juha),
Kati Outinen (Marja),
André Wilms (Shemeikka),
Markku Peltola (Autonkuljettaja),
Elina Salo (Shemeikkanova sestra)
SCRIPT:
Aki Kaurismäki (based on novel by Juhani Aho)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Timo Salminen
MUSIC:
Anssi Tikanmäki
EDITING:
Aki Kaurismäki
Synopsis:
This film is Kaurismäki’s homage to silent films that follows a love triangle story between a woman and two men. A happy marriage between a farmer, Juha, and his wife Marja gets interrupted by the arrival of the town’s newest Don Juan (and crook) Shemeikka…
b/w, 78'