The Glory and Misery of Human Life (1988)

Original title

Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

Directed by

Matti Kassila

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

K-12

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Finnish drama follows the intertwined lives of rural people in the early 1900s. It shows both the beauty and hardship of their everyday existence through love, loss and family.

melancholiccontemplativeslow-burnbittersweetvisually lushearthygently paced

What happens

The Glory and Misery of Human Life (Finnish: Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus) is a 1988 Finnish drama film directed and written by Matti Kassila starring Lasse Pöysti, Liisamaija Laaksonen and Tuula Nyman. It is based on the novel by F.E. Sillanpää. The film is Jasper Pääkkönen's debut role, when he was seven years old at the time. The film also features Samuli Edelmann in one of his first film roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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