Here, Beneath the North Star

Here, Beneath the North Star (Finnish: Täällä Pohjantähden alla) is a 1968 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] The film is based on the first two volumes of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy Under the North Star. The third volume was adapted into a film two years later under the title Akseli and Elina.

Here, Beneath the North Star
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byEdvin Laine
Written byMatti Kassila
Edvin Laine
Väinö Linna
Produced byMauno Mäkelä
StarringAarno Sulkanen
CinematographyOlavi Tuomi
Release date
  • 13 September 1968 (1968-09-13)
Running time
182 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Plot

Film begins the founding of the Koskela croft in the 1880s and tells the story of the life of the people of the imaginary Pentinkulma village until about 1920. The central theme is the unstable position of crofters and their goal to improve their living conditions. The rural upper class, such as the priestly family, and the poor people, whose socio-economic status is weaker than that of crofters, also play an important role. The story of the film goes all the way to the end of the Finnish Civil War between the Red Guards (Crofters) and the Whites (Government). The battle scene depicts the Battle of Syrjäntaka.

Cast
  • Aarno Sulkanen as Akseli Koskela
  • Titta Karakorpi as Elina Koskela
  • Risto Taulo as Jussi Koskela
  • Anja Pohjola as Alma Koskela
  • Eero Keskitalo as Aleksi Koskela
  • Paavo Pentikäinen as Aku Koskela
  • Kauko Helovirta as Otto Kivivuori
  • Mirjam Novero as Anna Kivivuori
  • Esa Saario as Janne Kivivuori
  • Pekka Autiovuori as Oskari Kivivuori
  • Kalevi Kahra as Adolf Halme
  • Asta Backman as Emma Halme
  • Rose-Marie Precht as Ellen Salpakari
  • Matti Ranin as Lauri Salpakari

References
  1. "6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.