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

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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