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Päivää, herra Kivi (1984)

Päivää, herra Kivi (1984)

Drama
Release Date: 1984, October 12
Directors: Timo Linnasalo
Countries: Finland
Production: Filminor
Cast: Kati Outinen, Pertti Sveholm, Pirjo Leppänen, Raimo Grönberg, Markku Huhtamo, Kristiina Elstelä, Antti Litja, Paavo Liski, Antti Aro, Ragni Grönblom, Kirsti Otsamo, Sirkku Grahn

Overview:

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.