Päivää, herra Kivi (1984)
Eccentric small town librarian Helinä struggles between everyday life and her love for the theatre, directing amateurs for a play by the famous Finnish writer Aleksis Kivi. She still carries the torch for her teenage sweetheart Leo, now a married chimney sweeper but still an aspiring playwright, despite his wife's opinions. Helinä thinks Leo is Aleksis Kivi, and so does Leo himself. Discouraged by the society, they end up in a mental institution but finally manage to stage an outdoor premiere of the play.
- Released
- 1984-10-12
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Timo Linnasalo
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Kristiina Elstelä as Helinä
- Markku Huhtamo as Leo
- Ragni Grönblom as Sister
- Antti Litja as Medical Director Manninen
- Kirsti Otsamo as Liisa - Leo's wife
- Antti Aro as Café Owner
- Sirkku Grahn as Librarian
- Pirjo Leppänen as Therapist
- Pertti Sveholm as Headmaster
- Raimo Grönberg as Taxidriver
- Kati Outinen as Coffee Vendor
- Paavo Liski as Theatre Director
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