Saimaa-ilmiö (1981)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

Aki Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki

Release Date:

11 syyskuu 1981 (Finland)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A documentary of three Finnish bands on tour around lake Saimaa. Bands on boat are Hassisen Kone, Eppu Normaali and Juice Leskinen Slam.

Plot Keywords:

Band | Finnish | Rock Band | Song | Finland

Cast

Ismo Alanko	...	Himself
Reijo Heiskanen	...	Himself
Jussi Kinnunen	...	Himself
Harri Kinnunen	...	Himself
Safka Pekkonen	...	Himself
Juice Leskinen	...	Himself
Jari Yliaho	...	Himself
Ila Loueranta	...	Himself
Vesa Sytelä	...	Himself
Martti Syrjä	...	Himself
Pantse Syrjä	...	Himself
Juha Torvinen	...	Himself
Mikko Nevalainen	...	Himself
Aku Syrjä	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Saimen-fenomenet (Finland: Swedish title)
The Saimaa Gesture (International: English title)

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Finland

Company:

Villealfa Filmproduction Oy

Trivia:

Director Aki Kaurismäki can be seen interviewing Ismo Alanko.

Soundtrack:

Delirium Tremens

Best way to see all great bands in Finland that time

The movie "Saimaa-Ilmiö" goes deep to Finnish rock-culture and artists behind the swing. Later all bands playing in the movie as kind of young rebels, has been continuing making their art and most of them are today legends or superstars in genre of Finland. Movie has one other function lovely for my opinion. Men are sailing over biggest lake of Finland, they are drinking a little bit of beer, having sauna and so on. They are laughing, telling dirty and simple jokes, sitting quietly and speaking nothing. They are like ordinary Finnish men, only difference is the art of making touching music and make people laugh or cry with them. See it feel it and love it.