Underplayed Gems

The Swan and the Wanderer (1999)

The Swan and the Wanderer poster
Original title
Kulkuri ja joutsen
Directed by
Timo Koivusalo
Genre
drama film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
S
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A film about the fractured friendship between two popular Finnish singer-songwriters from 1949 to 1965. It follows their collaborations and falling out, alongside the changing times in Finland.

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What happens

The Swan and the Wanderer (Finnish: Kulkuri ja joutsen) is a Finnish film telling the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters, Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got fractious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death. The film also tells about the change in Finland during those years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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