Movies: Lasse Pöysti

  • 1982
    The Flight of the Eagle

    The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

    The Flight of the Eagle

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    The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbar...

    The Flight of the Eagle
  • 1983
    The School of Wives

    The School of Wives (1983)

    The School of Wives

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    The elderly Arnolphe has decided to marry a young woman, Agnes, whom he has fallen in love with. She is too young and innocent to realize what plans he has for her. But Agnes and Arnolphe's young friend, the dandy Horace, have fallen in love with eac...

    The School of Wives
  • 1978
    The Adventures of Picasso

    The Adventures of Picasso (1978)

    The Adventures of Picasso

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    A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right before his death, and some of the years before and in-between that....

    The Adventures of Picasso
  • 1951
    …ja Helena soittaa

    …ja Helena soittaa (1951)

    …ja Helena soittaa

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    Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkker...

    …ja Helena soittaa
  • 1941
    Suomisen perhe

    Suomisen perhe (1941)

    Suomisen perhe

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    The film takes place in the summer and spring of 1940. Isä, the father, gets involved in the stock market and threatens the livelihood of the family....

    Suomisen perhe
  • 1943
    Suomisen taiteilijat

    Suomisen taiteilijat (1943)

    Suomisen taiteilijat

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    Suomisen taiteilijat
  • 1964
    Swedish Wedding Night

    Swedish Wedding Night (1964)

    Swedish Wedding Night

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    A wealthy butcher, fond of liquor and women is about to marry a much younger woman. The woman's father has locked himself in the attic and refuses to come to the wedding....

    Swedish Wedding Night
  • 1988
    Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

    Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988)

    Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

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    Two young lovers, Anna and Martti, are split apart but are reunited many years later when their lives have changed considerably. Anna is a war widow; Martti a writer, is married, and has five children....

    Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus
  • 1986
    Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

    Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1986)

    Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

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    A new ice age is coming to England. All energy sources have been depleted and despair is taking over the earth. The young king decides to use his last trump card before his power collapses and anarchy reigns over the island kingdom....

    Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
  • 1951
    Tukkijoella

    Tukkijoella (1951)

    Tukkijoella

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    A 3rd remake of the film based on the play by Teuvo Pakkala. Tells the story of the lumberjack group and how the lives of villagers and lumberjacks intertwine. Many loving couples are formed between jacks and village girls. At the same time, the farm...

    Tukkijoella
  • 1986
    The Blessed Ones

    The Blessed Ones (1986)

    The Blessed Ones

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    Sune, a dropped out theology student who also is the son of a priest, meets Viveka in a church. The two connect via a theological discussion and eventually get married. As the years pass, Viveka grows more and more emotionally unstable due to jealous...

    The Blessed Ones
  • 1993
    Rosenbaum - Det sista vittnet

    Rosenbaum - Det sista vittnet (1993)

    Rosenbaum - Det sista vittnet

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    At a Swedish company with international contacts, a bestial murder is committed. The murdered person has been employed by the company - everything indicates that the chairman of the board is guilty....

    Rosenbaum - Det sista vittnet
  • 1995
    The Tears of Saint Peter

    The Tears of Saint Peter (1995)

    The Tears of Saint Peter

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    Izabella Scorupco plays Carla, who is a con-artist somewhere in mediavel Sweden. Carla is disguised as a man and she is selling a "product" called Petri tårar (Tears of St. Peter). This product cures every sickness. In order to promote her product sh...

    The Tears of Saint Peter
  • 1944
    Suomisen Olli rakastuu

    Suomisen Olli rakastuu (1944)

    Suomisen Olli rakastuu

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    Olli Suominen fancies his teacher and other shenanigans....

    Suomisen Olli rakastuu
  • 1984
    Dirty Story

    Dirty Story (1984)

    Dirty Story

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    The director of one of Finland's largest company, United Metal, discovers the company's Chairman dead in the office. A chain of bribes unravels....

    Dirty Story
  • 1948
    Kilroy sen teki

    Kilroy sen teki (1948)

    Kilroy sen teki

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    Ulla Järvinen gets a telegram about the death of her aunt and that she has inherited a manor, but the aunt is very much alive....

    Kilroy sen teki
  • 1945
    Suomisen Olli yllättää

    Suomisen Olli yllättää (1945)

    Suomisen Olli yllättää

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    Olli Suominen goes through the usual troubles of a teenager. After being in the war he is trying to find his place in the society. And the relations with his family is in turmoil. He also finds the sweet life in restaurants more exhilarating than be...

    Suomisen Olli yllättää
  • 1942
    Suomisen Ollin tempaus

    Suomisen Ollin tempaus (1942)

    Suomisen Ollin tempaus

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    Suomisen Ollin tempaus
  • 1986
    A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death (1986)

    A Matter of Life and Death

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    "Life and Death" - A female reporter intended to go on a reporting trip about childbirth to Japan, declines the offer. Instead, she visits a maternity hospital in Sweden. She meets a doctor, who she has been in love for 15 years....

    A Matter of Life and Death
  • 1949
    Katupeilin takana

    Katupeilin takana (1949)

    Katupeilin takana

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    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. Howeve...

    Katupeilin takana