Underplayed Gems

Yli rajan (1942)

Yli rajan poster
Directed by
Wilho Ilmari
Genre
drama
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
K-16
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1930s Finland near the southeastern border, a small farm owner named Mikko proposes to a woman named Eliisa. She hesitates to accept because she is devoted to caring for her disabled father Raaska, a shoemaker who lives alone.

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What happens

Yli rajan on Wilho Ilmarin ohjaama suomalainen elokuva vuodelta 1942. Se perustuu Urho Karhumäen romaaniin Yli rajan (1938), josta Martti Larni muokkasi käsikirjoituksen. Elokuvan kantaesitys oli elokuussa 1942 Venetsian ”filmiolympialaisissa” ja sai Medaglia della Biennale -mitalin. Melodraamaksi luonnehditun elokuvan tapahtumat sijoittuvat 1930-luvulle Suomen kaakkoisrajan tienoille. Päähenkilöitä ovat pientilan isäntä Mikko (Joel Rinne) ja inkeriläinen kaunotar Eliisa (Irma Seikkula). Mikko kosii Eliisaa mutta tämä ei henno jättää yksinään elävää invalidi-isäänsä, suutari Raaskaa (Wilho Ilmari). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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