Onnenpotku

Onnenpotku (1936)

Set during the recession of the early 1930s, Reino, an engineer who has been laid off from a shipyard, is not considered suitable as a son-in-law for a factory owner. Reino, who has lost his beloved Maire, finds happiness when he befriends Hillin-Jussi, an unemployed rogue.

Data di uscita
1936-03-22
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Durata
1 h 41 min
Generi
Commedia, Romance
Regista
Glory Leppänen

Cast

Curiosità

Onnenpotku is a 1936 romantic comedy, notable for being the first feature-length Finnish film by a female director.

Background

The film is based on the earlier Swedish Uppsagd (1934).

The project was started by director and producer Erkki Karu, but when he suddenly died in December 1935, a replacement was needed to continue the work. The production company's CEO Toivo Särkkä would have been the obvious choice, but he declined on the basis of lack of directing experience.

Instead, the project was given to Glory Leppänen, who had many years' experience as an actor and also some as a stage director. She did, however, have something most of the directors at the time lacked: formal training in direction, having attended a course at Regieseminar Max Reinhardt in Vienna. She was ably assisted by the seasoned Yrjö Norta as editor and sound designer.

Much of the crew, as well as the lead cast, were also young and inexperienced. Leppänen later remarked on how difficult it was to direct especially the romantic scenes between the male and female leads, with both actors not only unaccustomed to such work but also very shy.

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