…ja Helena soittaa

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Drama

Overview

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 Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.

Keywords

based on novel or book
finnish winter war

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 30, 1951
Original language: Finnish
Spoken languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland
Production: Fennada-Filmi
Cast: Irma Wikström,Rakel Laakso,Vilho Siivola,Emmi Jurkka,Leena Häkinen,Leif Wager,Sirkka Saarnio,Matti Ranin,Leena Rahikka,Esko Töyriand 16 more
Director: Lasse Pöysti
Writer: Lasse Pöysti,Aino Räsänen
Producer: Mauno Mäkelä
Cinematography: Esko Töyri
Music: Einar Englund
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0043250