Underplayed Gems

Pontevat pommaripojat (1948)

Pontevat pommaripojat poster
Directed by
Ville Salminen
Genre
comedy film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
K-16
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Finnish comedy from 1948 that attempts to mix American slapstick tropes with local humor. The director later called it awful and said it was meant to be a Finnish version of Laurel and Hardy style comedy. It was aimed at children and teenagers but got a 16-year age rating which hurt its box office.

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What happens

Pontevat pommaripojat on Ville Salmisen ohjaama suomalainen elokuva vuodelta 1948. Salminen on jälkikäteen haastattelussa kuvaillut elokuvaa kamalaksi ja katsonut sen sisältävän lähes kaikki amerikkalaisten komediaelokuvien kliseet. Hänen mukaansa se oli olevinaan jonkinlainen suomalainen versio Ohukaisen ja Paksukaisen slapstickkomiikasta. Vaikka elokuva oli selvästi kepeä komedia ja juoneltaan hyvinkin lapsellinen, heikon yleisömenestyksen varmisti sille määrätty 16 vuoden ikäraja. Tuottaja T. J. Särkän mukaan se oli tehty nimenomaan lapsia ja nuorisoa silmällä pitäen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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