…ja Helena soittaa

…ja Helena soittaa

1951 · 91 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.

Directed by Lasse Pöysti · Written by Lasse Pöysti

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Irma Seikkula Helena Junkkeri
Leena Häkinen Elina Tupanen
Erkki Viljos Jari Junkkeri
Jussi Jurkka Arttu Junkkeri
Sirkka-Liisa Wilén Mirjam Junkkeri
Leif Wager Kari Karstela
Gunnel Hanen Eeva Junkkeri
Matti Ranin Jyrki
Mai-Brit Heljo Kirsti Talasti
Heikki Savolainen Martti Mäkelä
Leena Rahikka Päivi Junkkeri 5-vuotiaana
Sirkka Saarnio Päivi Junkkeri 12-vuotiaana

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