Jussi Pussi (1970)
- Directed by
- Ere Kokkonen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- K-16
- Rating
- 4.1 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A handsome university student in 1960s Finland is admired by women while an older student works on a sociology dissertation about sexuality. Political tensions from the era and the changing social mores provide the backdrop for their interactions.
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What happens
Jussi Pussi is a 1970 Finnish film directed by Ere Kokkonen and produced by Spede Pasanen. Vesa-Matti Loiri stars in the title role. The film explores the university environment of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the political tensions following events such as the 1968 Paris student protests. Themes of sexuality are also central to the narrative. The main character is a student admired by women, while Simo Salminen portrays an older student working on a sociology dissertation about sexuality. The supporting cast includes Irja Kuusla, Leila Itkonen, Sulevi Peltola, and Jaakko Talaskivi. Jussi Pussi was the fifth most-watched film in Finnish cinemas in 1970, attracting 167,844 viewers. Among Finnish films, it ranked fourth, following another Ere Kokkonen film, Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Leftovers from the North (1969)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.