Pikku pelimanni

Pikku pelimanni

1939 · 99 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Music, Family

Unemployed Anna leaves her son Olavi to be raised by Antti, a shoemaker. When the shoemaker dies, Olavi is sent to an orphanage, from which he runs away with a cat and a violin under his arm. After many misfortunes, the talented Olavi becomes a student of a professor at a music academy and travels to London to compete in an international violin competition.

Directed by T.J. Särkkä · Written by Boris Sirpo

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