A Long Hot Summer[4] (Finnish: Pitkä kuuma kesä) is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by Perttu Leppä. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland.[5] The film, set in 1980, tells the story of a fictional rock band called Kalle Päätalo. Due to the film's popularity, the band started to tour around the country.[6]

Cast

  • Unto Helo [fi] as Paavo "Patu" Taskinen, the manager and lyricist of the band Kalle Päätalo
  • Hanna-Mari Karhinen [fi] as Noora, the driver of Kalle Päätalo
  • Mikko Hakola [fi] as Jukka Lajunen, the singer of Kalle Päätalo
  • Timo Lavikainen as Kukkonen, the drummer of Kalle Päätalo
  • Konsta Hiekkanen as Jimi, the guitarist of Kalle Päätalo
  • Olli Sorjonen as Kakkonen, the bassist of Kalle Päätalo
  • Aino Seppo as Patu's mother
  • Niina Stützle as Sanna, Patu's sister
  • Toni Wirtanen as Lärssi, the singer of The Vittupäät
  • Harri Tuovinen as Stuube, the bassist of The Vittupäät
  • Pauli Rantasalmi as Pate, the drummer of The Vittupäät[7]
  • Aino Seppo [fi] - Patun äiti
  • Niina Stützle - Sanna

Reception

The film grossed $87,070 in its opening week and went on to gross $552,521 in Finland.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Buddrus, Petra (11 February 2000). "Reversal of fortunes in Finland". Screen International. p. 35.
  2. ^ "Pitkien elokuvien saama tuotantotuki" (PDF). ses.fi (in Finnish). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Buddrus, Petra (21 January 2000). "Plainlands sequel opens well in Finland". Screen International. p. 37.
  4. ^ "Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999)". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "Finnish Films 2008" (PDF). ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  6. ^ Holm, Milla (June 29, 2011). "Kalle Päätalon keikkatahti ei hiljene". yle.fi (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  7. ^ "Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999) – Credits". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.


Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Long_Hot_Summer_(film)
No tags for this post.