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6.6 / 10 | 2h 35m | Finland
1980 | Biography | Drama
This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult life, beginning with his sojourn in St. Petersburg, working as a businessman. Unable to stay away from politics, he caused the assassination of a high-ranking Czarist and as a result, had to run back to Finland to hide. Once established in the comparative safety of a small village, he taught school in order to support his real vocation as a writer. Always living on the edge of poverty, if not square in the middle of it, Lassila continues to avoid public contact - he keeps his identity low-key and camoflages it by publishing under a variety of pseudonyms.

Cast List (23)

Pekka Lehto
Pekka Lehto
Director
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo
Director
Asko Sarkola
Asko Sarkola
Writer Algot Lassila, aka Maiju Lassila, aka Irmari Rantamala
Esko Salminen
Esko Salminen
Arwid
Rea Mauranen
Rea Mauranen
Olga Esempio
Ari Suonsuu
Ari Suonsuu
Kalle
Ritva Juhanto
Ritva Juhanto
Kurttuska
Pirkka Karskela
Pirkka Karskela
Young Algot
Esa Suvilehto
Esa Suvilehto
Pöntinen
Matti Oravisto
Matti Oravisto
Commandant Carl von Wendt
Kari Franck
Kari Franck
Gunnar Avanto
Heikki Alho
Heikki Alho
Pikku-Pouvali
Galina Galtseva
Galina Galtseva
Magda
Markku Blomqvist
Markku Blomqvist
Lundberg
Gunvor Sandkvist
Gunvor Sandkvist
Anna Belostotskaja
Pentti Kotkaniemi
Pentti Kotkaniemi
Russian Army Captain
Tuomo Railo
Tuomo Railo
Sulo Esempio
Yuri Rodionov
Yuri Rodionov
Rawitz
Soli Labbart
Soli Labbart
Maria Lassila
Aleksandr Zakharov
Aleksandr Zakharov
Von Plehwe
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo
Writer
Maiju Lassila
Maiju Lassila
Writer
Daniel Katz
Daniel Katz
Writer

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