Directing
Teuvo Puro
Born November 9, 1884 · Helsinki, Finland
Died July 24, 1956 · aged 71
Kaarlo Teuvo Puro (November 9, 1884 – July 24, 1956) was a Finnish actor, director and screenwriter, most famous for his films made during the silent era of Finnish cinema in the 1920s.
Known For
Curses of the Witch · 1927Curses of the Witch
★ 6.31927
MovieDramaHorror
A couple move to an isolated house where – according to local legend – an ancient curse is rumoured to assail its inhabitants. Based on the novel by Väino Kataja (1914).
Vaihdokas · 1927Vaihdokas
★ 7.01927
MovieDrama
When the general manager of the factory, Lumiala returns from his travels, he learns that his wife Anna has hired a young man named Oras as an office assistant. Anna, who feels Oras is the fruit of his youthful sin, is ready to defend the boy despite his family's petitions and Ora's crimes. Ora's girlfriend Pansy also tries to keep him on the right track.
Salaviinanpolttajat · 1907Salaviinanpolttajat
★ 2.01907
MovieComedy
No prints of the film have been preserved so the film can be considered a lost film. The original screenplay has also been lost. However, some plot descriptions are still known based on contemporary newspaper advertisements of the film. As the name would indicate, the film tells about two local men who are making moonshine in the woods. A customer comes to them, and while sampling the product they start a game of cards, which eventually leads to a fight. While the fight is going on, the local police shows up and arrests the makers while the customer manages to escape.(Wikipedia)
Elinan surma · 1938Elinan surma
★ 8.01938
MovieDramaHistory
Young and innocent maid Elina is persuaded into forgetting her childhood sweetheart Uolevi, and to marry Klaus Kurki, a local nobleman with money and influence. An ideal match according to her family and the greedy parish priest, but all is not as it seems: Kurki is a vicious man, tormented by the spirit of his last wife.
Meren kasvojen edessä · 1926Meren kasvojen edessä
★ 7.11926
MovieDramaMystery
A man stays with a fisherman and his adult daughter in coastal Finland, develops feelings for the daughter and begins to uncover a terrible secret haunting the family.
Suopursu kukkii · 1947Suopursu kukkii
★ 6.31947
MovieDramaRomance
A mysterious traveler encounters Dr. Mirjami and Inga on the road. They lure the young man to a boarding house, where their husbands already live, along with the poet Annikki, the boarding house landlady Mrs. Soisalo, and her lover Einar. All four women feel attracted to the traveler, who begins to receive anonymous love letters.
Se parhaiten nauraa, joka viimeksi nauraa · 1921Se parhaiten nauraa, joka viimeksi nauraa
★ 10.01921
MovieComedy
Martti Vaara, secondary school graduate gets monetary help from his rich uncle under the pretense to get married and have kids. When the uncle unexpectedly arrives to look at the little one, Martti persuades his friends to get involved on the hoax.
Sylvi · 1913Sylvi
★ 6.51913
MovieDrama
The first Finnish full-length feature film and the first film adaptation of Minna Canth’s play of the same name. Orphaned Sylvi is married to her older guardian Aksel Vahli, but is in love with her childhood friend Viktor Hoving. A difficult situation drives Sylv to desperate deeds. A approximately 27-minute version of the film’s surviving scenes, with the most explanatory text, has been reconstructed.
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