Kirsti Ortola
Actor · 1924 – 1993 · Pieksämäki, Finland
Movies24
Movie5.1FantasyHorrorIrma Auer (Satu Silvo) is a former call-girl, trying to distance herself from the past. In a séance she is told to be 'marked for death', and is afterward threatened by her former pimp and abandoned by her groom, as he learns about her past. Irma attempts to commit suicide, and resurrects at the city morgue after being pronounced dead. After the incident, she wanders out direction-less, being pursued by the doctor who treated her and also a strange, tall man.
Movie6.0DramaComedyBased on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical mentality of the northern part of Finland. While perhaps not as entertaining to a person unfamiliar with Finnish traditions, the brilliant acting, directing, plus the warm, beautiful Finnish summer more than make up for the cultural gap.The story begins with a group of brothers with their families coming up to honour the memory of their recently deceased father. Spending time together, opening old wounds and creating new ones... it all boils down to brotherhood. No matter what happens, brothers take care of their own.
Movie5.3ComedyJustiina gives lessons to friends who are avoiding work and sends them to work. Pekka and Pätkä end up in a woodworking factory, where their job is to nail together the legs of a Christmas tree. The men think they will get rich this way, but through misadventures they end up in many different jobs and being chased by a crowd of admiring women.
Pekka ja Pätkä pahassa pulassa
1955 · 10 votes
Movie7.3ComedyCrimeA rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is initially thought to be an accident, but inspector Palmu notices that the murderer made a mistake, and so Palmu, Kokki and Virta begin the investigation: who had come to the apartment through the balcony door and opened the gas tap while Mrs. Skrof was asleep?
Movie8.0DramaA story about an upper-class student and a poor servant girl who fall in love despite everyone being against it.
Movie5.7ComedyThe year is 1895 in a small village in Savo, where new ideas such as women's rights and folk high schools are vehemently opposed by Pastor Jussilainen, both in his home and in the parish. His wife Eveliina, the maids, and the conservative parishioners all experience his vehemence. However, the pastor meets his match when his mother-in-law arrives for a visit.
Pastori Jussilainen
1955 · 3 votes
Movie5.5DramaRomanceBased on a short story by Johannes Linnankoski. A story of a milkmaid that falls in love with a student on holiday
Movie4.0ComedyIn the heart of Savo, police officer Kontkanen is searching for Heikki, a man suspected of selling alcohol. At the same time, he tries to catch the ram that has escaped from Piiroinen's farm and win the heart of Annastiina, the farmer's daughter, who is also sought after by other suitors.
Rakkaus on nopeampi Piiroisen pässiäkin
1950 · 3 votes
Movie4.2DramaHistoryReino Köyri the son of a wealthy house falls off a horse and ends up at Liuhala's cottage to be treated by Venla. There he falls in love with the daughter of the house Anna. The couple’s cohabitation is hampered by previous commitments and ambiguities in kinship.
Koskenkylän laulu
1947 · 4 votes
Movie7.5ComedyAdventurePekka Lipponen is trying to trace hidden diamonds before a group of bandits finds them. He enlists his friend Kalle-Kustaa Korkki to help him.
Kalle-Kustaa Korkin seikkailut
1949 · 2 votes
Movie6.3DramaCrimeThe streets of Helsinki, Finland, at night. Violence mixed with incidents and everyday life. Reported by police officers on the graveyard shift.
Yhden yön hinta
1952 · 3 votes
Movie5.7RomanceHistoryBaron Metter is threatening to evict a crofter family from their home. Lauri Vaara a student passing by, falls in love with Marja the family's daughter, and promises to help save their home. Baroness Olivia Metter falls for the young student and helps him with the rescue plan.
Kulkurin tyttö
1952 · 3 votes
- MovieDramaTV Movie
A Polish guest and Finnish engineer both fall for the same mysterious woman.
Vieras
1984
Movie6.0DramaA couple decides to adopt a child. At the orphanage, they hear three different stories about the children who have arrived there and their fates.
Kolmiapila
1953 · 4 votes
Movie5.5ComedyOtto and Kaija have celebrated their surprise wedding, but after a coctail party nothing between them is the same as Otto does not remember what actually happened, and the mess is ready when Otto's American uncle who hates women comes for a visit.
Myöhästynyt hääyö
1960 · 4 votes
Movie5.7ComedyRomanceThe film tells the story of the romance between the timber rafters and widow Kaisa, her daughter Satu and Katri from Karkela. Problems are caused by the men in the village, especially the Master of Karkela, who has his own plans for widow's land.
Me tulemme taas
1953 · 3 votes
Movie5.5ComedyBroke 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
Movie6.5DramaAdventureIn the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becomes Roope the Pirate, the most famous pirate in the Baltic Sea, whose legendary life includes scheming and partying, sword fights and women's adventures.
Rosvo Roope
1949 · 4 votes
- Movie9.0Drama
Finnish telefilm adaptation of Gorky’s famous play, The Lower Depths, by director Mikko Niskanen.
Ihmisiä elämän pohjalla
1967 · 1 votes
Movie6.8ComedyThrillerEager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. Teräsvuori gets caught but escapes from police custody to start his private investigations together with female radio colleague Eila.
Radio tekee murron
1951 · 14 votes
Movie6.6ComedyRomanceCoal miner Esaias Coolman returns to Finland from his working years in America.
Lännen lokarin veli
1952 · 5 votes
Movie7.5DramaThree young men trying to find a place in society after the war.
Nuoruus sumussa
1946 · 2 votes
Movie7.8ThrillerCrimeA mad writer checks into a hotel. In the window of a opposite building he sees four men and starts to write their life story. Every man is an anonymous person who have done or experienced something irreversible in his life. They end up together to plan a heist.
Silmät hämärässä
1952 · 4 votes
Movie4.0ComedyLogger Severi Suhonen is transferred from forestry work to indoor work at the company's paper mill. Unable to adapt to city life, Severi clashes with the autocratic manager Wille Wållberg and meets his girlfriend from decades ago, Anna Tuhkanen, whose daughter Leena Tuhkanen is dating the manager's son, Wille Wållberg Junior.
Meiltähän tämä käy
1973 · 6 votes