Rafael Pihlaja

Movies17

• Movie8.0

  DramaHistory

  Young and innocent maid Elina is persuaded into forgetting her childhood sweetheart Uolevi, and to marry Klaus Kurki, a local nobleman with money and influence. An ideal match according to her family and the greedy parish priest, but all is not as it seems: Kurki is a vicious man, tormented by the spirit of his last wife.

  Elinan surma

  1938 · 1 votes

• Movie8.0

  Drama

  Lauri and Anna are released from prison. They run into trouble when they cannot find work because of their past. Lauri obtains false identity papers, which enable him to get a job at a factory. A dangerous criminal named Asseri begins blackmailing Lauri, who is using the alias "Pentti Tahvana." Lauri's true identity is revealed in connection with the murder of Kaalep, the factory's night watchman.

  Ristikon varjossa

  1945 · 2 votes

• Movie4.2

  DramaRomance

  After many years away a woman returns to her hometown in Lapland with her husband. There she falls in love with a handsome forester.

  Vihreä kulta

  1939 · 6 votes

• Movie5.0

  ComedyRomance

  1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu Jalle-sedä. In Helsinki, the young people continue their courtship under the supervision of Vapu's aunt, Moster Mella. However, Vapu's father, business advisor Ossian Biörcke, is not as accepting when his daughter's actions begin to be revealed.

  Katupeilin takana

  1949 · 6 votes

• Movie8.0

  DramaMusic

  The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an international singing star, Aappo never forgets his first love Katri, who faithfully waits in Liminga for his return.

  Ruusu ja kulkuri

  1948 · 1 votes

• Movie5.5

  ComedyCrime

  Poke and Pena, two private investigators in debt, see an advertisement in the newspaper about Dr. Peltonen's disappearance and the promised reward for finding him. The boys retreat to investigate the case in a house they have rented in the countryside, which happens to be next door to the criminal gang that kidnapped the doctor. The gang's boss, 'Synkkä' (Gloomy), and his sister, 'Kaunotar' (Beauty), try to distract the boys by hiring them to guard their villa.

  Pontevat pommaripojat

  1948 · 2 votes

• Movie7.0

  ComedyRomance

  Set during the recession of the early 1930s, Reino, an engineer who has been laid off from a shipyard, is not considered suitable as a son-in-law for a factory owner. Reino, who has lost his beloved Maire, finds happiness when he befriends Hillin-Jussi, an unemployed rogue.

  Onnenpotku

  1936 · 1 votes

• Movie5.4

  DramaRomance

  Aarne marries Martta because his mother tells him it is his duty as the eldest son to marry a wealthy girl. However, the attractive school teacher Ilona arrives in the village and causes complications when Aarne falls in love with her.

  Niskavuoren naiset

  The Women of Niskavuori

  1938 · 13 votes

• Movie6.4

  ComedyRomance

  Poor but ambitious country girl Hulda arrives in the country's capital and gets a job as a maid for a bachelor Member of Parliament, Judge Soratie. She works hard, never loses her common sense, and starts taking evening classes. Keeping her studies secret from her employer for years, she eventually graduates from the university and becomes candidate in the parliamentary election, stressing women's and working people's rights. Romance with Judge Soratie finally ensues.

  Juurakon Hulda

  1937 · 9 votes

• Movie6.7

  DramaComedy

  A handsome young womanizer deceive tender women by first charming them and then taking their money.

  Gabriel, tule takaisin

  1951 · 3 votes

• Movie8.0

  Drama

  Merchant Iivari encounters significant challenges in his entrepreneurial career when Merthen, a commercial counselor, attempts to prevent his success. Merthen's daughter Verna falls in love with the honest Iivari, who is not acceptable as a son-in-law to the Merthen family.

  Halveksittu

  1939 · 2 votes

• Movie6.5

  Drama

  Jalmari, who does odd jobs at the harbor, rescues little Risto from being beaten up by older boys. The child is afraid of his violent foster parents and runs away to kind-hearted Jalmari. His foster mother Miina reports the escape to the Salvation Army, whose lieutenant Sirkka finds the boy in Jalmari's shabby cottage. Risto runs away again when they try to return him to his foster parents.

  Nokea ja kultaa

  1945 · 2 votes

• Movie5.5

  Comedy

  Broke touring artists get on the wrong bus and end up as army recruits for a few days. Misunderstandings turn barracks life and people's heads upside down.

  Serenaadiluutnantti

  1949 · 2 votes

• Movie8.5

  ComedyRomance

  Sisters Irma and Airi Ranna's café Iltatähti has run into financial trouble. Touring musicians Heikki and Jussi end up as tenants in the same boarding house where the siblings and the poetic accountant live. Since the landlady does not allow music in her nursing home, the musicians practice at Iltatähti and revolutionize the life of the cafe.

  Köyhä laulaja

  1950 · 2 votes

• Movie10.0

  DramaHistory

  Set in the 1890s, Anna-Liisa and Johannes are young lovers. She agrees to his proposal because she is afraid that her crime will be revealed. Husso, along with her son Miko, threaten to reveal the young bride's past.

  Anna Liisa

  1945 · 1 votes

• Movie5.5

  ComedyRomance

  Ilona, who is dating actor Aarne, wants to pursue a career in theater herself. Sakari, a professor of surgery, strongly opposes his daughter's plans, but changes his mind after falling in love with actress Irma.

  Takki ja liivit pois!

  1939 · 2 votes

• Movie6.5

  ComedyRomance

  A comedy about a social studies professor opposing a dockworkers strike ending up working at the docks by mistake and having his worldview turn upside down.

  Professori Masa

  1949 · 2 votes