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Hilma's Name Day (1954)

Hilma's Name Day poster
Original title
Hilmanpäivät
Directed by
Matti Kassila
Genre
comedy film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
S
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a small Finnish village during the 1930s, people are busy preparing a celebration for the shopkeeper's wife's name day. When a fire breaks out at night, the villagers struggle to put it out, leading to complications and misunderstandings.

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What happens

Hilma's Name Day (Finnish: Hilmanpäivät) is a 1954 Finnish romantic comedy film written and directed by Matti Kassila. It is based on the 1936 novel by Agapetus, telling the story of a small village preparing to celebrate the shopkeeper's wife's name day when a fire breaks out in the night and turns out to be more difficult to put out than expected. The film stars Matti Ranin, Aino Mantsas, Tauno Palo and Edvin Laine. Like the novel, Kassila wanted set the film in the 1930s, and for that, a possible authentic shooting environment was needed to get the impression of the period. In the end, a suitable destination can be found in the Nurmijärvi village, where the film was filmed. The film received a positive reception from critics when it was released. In 1955, the film won two Jussi Awards: for best direction (Matti Kassila) and best set design (Aarre Koivisto). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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