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Aarre Elo

Born September 21, 1934 · Helsinki, Finland

Died February 17, 2022 · aged 87

Aarre Elo was a prominent Finnish journalist and television producer, renowned for his significant contributions to Finnish television entertainment. He began his career at Yleisradio (Yle), Finland's national public broadcasting company, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the content of entertainment programs from the 1960s through the 1980s. Elo was instrumental in forming the VEK group …

Known For

Portraits of Women

Portraits of Women · 1970

Portraits of Women

MovieComedyDrama

Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in late 1960s Finland, notorious for a graphic long shot of his penis pointing northeast.

Tirlittan

Tirlittan · 1958

MovieAdventureComedy

Young Tirlittan gets rid of her family after being struck by lightning in her home. While looking for a new home, she meets a friendly policeman, a woman with goat, and a ringmaster with whom Tirlittan ends up performing in a circus.

Millipilleri

Millipilleri · 1966

Tarmo, a failed student, tries to win over his uncle, Consul Ö, in the hope of receiving an advance on his inheritance. His stingy uncle threatens to donate his entire fortune to the Antiquities Preservation Society if Tarmo does not earn a million marks within a month. Tarmo's friend Hannu begins to motivate Tarmo to get rich by feeding him placebo "energy pills." The situation is complicated by a criminal gang getting involved in the inheritance hunt.

Näkemiin Helena

Näkemiin Helena · 1955

Näkemiin Helena

MovieDramaRomance

A melodrama based on Aino Räsänen's novel of the same name, continuing the story of the Junkker family.

Miljonäärimonni

Miljonäärimonni · 1953

Miljonäärimonni

A farce about a wealthy young man who attempts to keep up his lifestyle even in the army.

Lauantaileikit

Lauantaileikit · 1963

MovieMusicComedy

A music film whose song, dance and music performances all take place in Helsinki during one summer Saturday.

Putkinotko

Putkinotko · 1954

MovieComedyDrama

A story takes place within one summery day in a place called Putkinotko on the shore of lake Saimaa in the early 20th century. Juutas and Rosina Käkriäinen are poor sharecroppers struggling to feed their ten children, so they run a liquor selling business on the side...

The Cold Old Days

The Cold Old Days · 1965

The Cold Old Days

MovieTV MovieMusic

Restorer stumbles upon ghosts in an old castle.

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Portraits of Women

Portraits of Women · 1970

Portraits of Women

MovieComedyDrama

Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in late 1960s Finland, notorious for a graphic long shot of his penis pointing northeast.

Jussi

Tirlittan

Tirlittan · 1958

MovieAdventureComedy

Young Tirlittan gets rid of her family after being struck by lightning in her home. While looking for a new home, she meets a friendly policeman, a woman with goat, and a ringmaster with whom Tirlittan ends up performing in a circus.

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Millipilleri

Millipilleri · 1966

Tarmo, a failed student, tries to win over his uncle, Consul Ö, in the hope of receiving an advance on his inheritance. His stingy uncle threatens to donate his entire fortune to the Antiquities Preservation Society if Tarmo does not earn a million marks within a month. Tarmo's friend Hannu begins to motivate Tarmo to get rich by feeding him placebo "energy pills." The situation is complicated by a criminal gang getting involved in the inheritance hunt.

Aivo

Näkemiin Helena

Näkemiin Helena · 1955

Näkemiin Helena

MovieDramaRomance

A melodrama based on Aino Räsänen's novel of the same name, continuing the story of the Junkker family.

Sound

Miljonäärimonni

Miljonäärimonni · 1953

Miljonäärimonni

A farce about a wealthy young man who attempts to keep up his lifestyle even in the army.

Sound

Lauantaileikit

Lauantaileikit · 1963

MovieMusicComedy

A music film whose song, dance and music performances all take place in Helsinki during one summer Saturday.

Writer

Putkinotko

Putkinotko · 1954

MovieComedyDrama

A story takes place within one summery day in a place called Putkinotko on the shore of lake Saimaa in the early 20th century. Juutas and Rosina Käkriäinen are poor sharecroppers struggling to feed their ten children, so they run a liquor selling business on the side...

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The Cold Old Days

The Cold Old Days · 1965

The Cold Old Days

MovieTV MovieMusic

Restorer stumbles upon ghosts in an old castle.

Director

Lasisydän

Lasisydän · 1959

A famous glass artist escapes his busy city life and takes to the road.

Sound Assistant

2 hauskaa vekkulia

2 hauskaa vekkulia · 1953

2 hauskaa vekkulia

MovieComedyMusic

Musical comedy about two friends trying to advance in music business at any price.

Sound Assistant

Hunting for Miss Europe

Hunting for Miss Europe · 1955

Hunting for Miss Europe

MovieComedyDrama

Miss Europe Hunting (1955) is a romantic comedy directed by Erik Blomberg and co-written with Lars-Eric Malmlund, which utilizes material recorded during the Miss Europe competitions held in Finland. The story follows the career and relationship development of bird photographer Antero Lintunen (Lasse Pöysti) and American journalist Evelyn McNutty (Lippe Hokkanen). In the path signified by coincidences and misunderstandings, they also find each other.

Sound

Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät

Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät · 1992

Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät

The Minister of Defence asks sergeant Körmy to take part in operation, where the United States and Russia are to hand over their nuclear weapons launch equipment and codes to neutral Finland.

3. vakooja

Laivaston monnit maissa

Laivaston monnit maissa · 1954

Laivaston monnit maissa

Sailor is brought by the police as a recruit to the navy.

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Mies tältä tähdeltä

Mies tältä tähdeltä · 1958

Mies tältä tähdeltä

Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He goes to a rehab centre in the countryside for a couple of weeks, but with no permanent result. Meanwhile, his wife has to get a job and is employed by her old sweetheart, now a recently divorced successful businessman.

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Kylä

In this satirical rural comedy, the feared and notorious Kalle Kuikka threatens the peace of the region, which police chief Pappinen and fire chief Miettinen are trying to protect.

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Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet

Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet · 1991

Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet

Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both, Swedish and Russian spies.

Vieraan vallan paha poika Körmyn unessa

Laivan kannella

Laivan kannella · 1954

Laivan kannella

MovieComedyMusic

Young sailor Arvi falls in love with a dance girl Kerttu in a Spanish tavern, who says that she is half-Finnish and wants to go find her real father.

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