TMDb Rating
5.5/10
6 verified votes
Päivää, herra Kivi (1984)
Drama
88 min
Plot Summary
Eccentric small town librarian Helinä struggles between everyday life and her love for the theatre, directing amateurs for a play by the famous Finnish writer Aleksis Kivi. She still carries the torch for her teenage sweetheart Leo, now a married chimney sweeper but still an aspiring playwright, despite his wife's opinions. Helinä thinks Leo is Aleksis Kivi, and so does Leo himself. Discouraged by the society, they end up in a mental institution but finally manage to stage an outdoor premiere of the play.
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DramaTimo LinnasaloKristiina ElsteläMarkku Huhtamo1984
Director
Timo Linnasalo
Top Cast
Kristiina ElsteläMarkku HuhtamoRagni GrönblomAntti LitjaKirsti Otsamo
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