Juha (1937)
- Directed by
- Nyrki Tapiovaara
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- K-16
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A farmer in 18th century Finland is married to a young woman he raised from childhood. A traveling tradesman tries to convince her to leave her husband and run away with him to Karelia.
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What happens
Juha is a 1937 Finnish drama film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara, starring Hannes Närhi, Irma Seikkula, and Walle Saikko. It is set in the 18th century and tells the story of a farmer who has married an orphan girl he raised and how a tradesman tries to get her to run away with him to Karelia. The film is based on Juhani Aho's 1911 novel of the same title. The film was Tapiovaara's debut. It was released in Finland on 24 January 1937. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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