The Last Wedding
1995 film
- 17 February 1995 (1995-02-17)
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The Last Wedding (Finnish: Kivenpyörittäjän kylä) is a 1995 Finnish comedy film directed by Markku Pölönen.[2] It tells the story of Pekka, who arrives with his family from Sweden to his childhood village in North Karelia, whose residents are preparing for a wedding celebration. The film is based on the 1976 novel by Heikki Turunen.[3][1]
The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4][5]
Cast
- Martti Suosalo as Pekka
- Henrika Andersson as Meeri
- Matti Varjo as Eljas
- Tanja Kortelainen as Jaana
- Jarmo Mäkinen as The Rockroller
- Rauha Valkonen as Linnea
See also
- List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ a b "Kivenpyörittäjän kylä". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "The Last Wedding". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Kivenpyörittäjän kylä (1995)". FilmGoer (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
- The Last Wedding at IMDb
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Finnish submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973)
- Flame Top (1980)
- Sign of the Beast (1981)
- Pessi and Illusia (1984)
- The Unknown Soldier (1986)
- The Snow Queen (1987)
- The Winter War (1990)
- Ripa Hits the Skids (1994)
- The Last Wedding (1995)
- Drifting Clouds (1996)
- The Collector (1997)
- A Summer by the River (1998)
- The Tough Ones (1999)
- Seven Songs from the Tundra (2000)
- The River (2001)
- The Man Without a Past (2002)
- Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003)
- Producing Adults (2004)
- Mother of Mine (2005)
- Lights in the Dusk (2006)
- A Man's Work (2007)
- The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)
- Letters to Father Jacob (2009)
- Steam of Life (2010)
- Le Havre (2011)
- Purge (2012)
- Disciple (2013)
- Concrete Night (2014)
- The Fencer (2015)
- The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016)
- Tom of Finland (2017)
- Euthanizer (2018)
- Stupid Young Heart (2019)
- Tove (2020)
- Compartment No. 6 (2021)
- Girl Picture (2022)
- Fallen Leaves (2023)
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