Under Your Skin (film)

Under Your Skin (Finnish: Käpy selän alla) is a 1966 Finnish film directed by Mikko Niskanen and written by Marja-Leena Mikkola. It stars Kirsti Wallasvaara, Eero Melasniemi, Kristiina Halkola and Pekka Autiovuori as four young adults who are camping in the woods.[1]

Käpy selän alla
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byMikko Niskanen
Written byMarja-Leena Mikkola
Produced byKyösti Varesvuo
StarringKirsti Wallasvaara
Eero Melasniemi
Kristiina Halkola
Pekka Autiovuori
CinematographyEsko Nevalainen
Edited byJuho Gartz
Music byKaj Chydenius
Otto Donner
Production
company
FJ-Filmi
Release date
  • 21 October 1966 (1966-10-21)
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
Budget352,400 mk

Under Your Skin was the highest-grossing film in Finland since The Unknown Soldier. In addition, it won six Jussi Awards.[1]

Plot

Four young students, Riitta, Santtu, Leena and Timo, go camping on the shore of the lake. Riitta and Santtu flirt openly, while Leena is reserved about Timo's approach. During the trip, Leena and Santtu discuss life in depth and Santtu believes that he can help Leena to liberate herself sexually. Leena and Santtu make love in the forest, which causes conflicts.

Cast
  • Kristiina Halkola as Riitta
  • Kirsti Wallasvaara as Leena
  • Pekka Autiovuori as Timo
  • Eero Melasniemi as Santtu
  • Anneli Sauli as a film star
  • Kasperi Manninen as Kasperi Lauhanen
  • Alma Manninen as Alma Lauhanen
  • Jukka Sipilä as Janne Lauhanen

The performers in the film include, among others, the Finnish rock band The Creatures with vocalist Kirka Babitzin. Director Mikko Niskanen makes also a cameo role as a man asking Leena to dance.[1]

References
  1. "Käpy selän alla". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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