Juha

feature film, humorous drama, Finland, Germany, France, 1999

DIRECTED BY: Aki Kaurismäki

Juha

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'