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Juha is a 1999 Finnish film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film is loosely based on a famous 1911 novel by the Finnish author Juhani Aho marking this as the fourth time the novel was adapted for the screen. The original story takes place in the 18th century but Kaurismäki's remake is set in the 1970s. It tells the story of a love triangle where a simple peasant woman leaves her husband after falling in love with a modern city slicker. Juha is a silent film shot in black-and-white with the dialogue coming in the form of intertitles.
Original Release
02/26/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sakari Kuosmanen | Juha |
Kati Outinen | Marja |
Andre Wilms | Shemeikka |
Markku Peltola | Autonkuljettaja / Driver |
Elina Salo | Shemeikan sisar / Shemeikka's Sister |
Ona Kamu | Shemeikan nainen / Shemeikka's Woman |
Outi Maenpaa | Shemeikan nainen / Shemeikka's Woman |
Tuire Tuomisto | Shemeikan nainen / Shemeikka's Woman |
Tatjana Solovjova | Tanssija / Dancer |
Esko Nikkari | Nimismies / Police Chief |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sakari Kuosmanen | Juha |
Kati Outinen | Marja |
Andre Wilms | Shemeikka |
Markku Peltola | Autonkuljettaja / Driver |
Elina Salo | Shemeikan sisar / Shemeikka's Sister |
Ona Kamu | Shemeikan nainen / Shemeikka's Woman |
Outi Maenpaa | Shemeikan nainen / Shemeikka's Woman |
Tuire Tuomisto | Shemeikan nainen / Shemeikka's Woman |
Tatjana Solovjova | Tanssija / Dancer |
Esko Nikkari | Nimismies / Police Chief |
Jaakko Talaskivi | Henkivartija / Bodyguard |
Safka Pekkonen | Tango-orkesterin jäsen / Orchestra Member |
Sami Kuoppamäki | Tango-orkesterin jäsen / Orchestra Member |
Juuso Norlund | Tango-orkesterin jäsen / Orchestra Member |
Anssi Tikanmäki | Tango-orkesterin jäsen / Orchestra Member |
Jari Yliaho | Tango-orkesterin jäsen / Orchestra Member |
Pekka Nikander | Hanuristi markkinabaarissa / Accordionist |
Carl-Erik Calamnius | Baarin asiakas / Bar Customer |
Matti Hyvönen | Baarin asiakas / Bar Customer |
Matti Heino | Baarin asiakas / Bar Customer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Aki Kaurismaki | Producer |