The Glory and Misery of Human Life

1988 Finnish film

1988 (1988)

Running time

96 minutesCountryFinlandLanguageFinnish

The Glory and Misery of Human Life (Finnish: Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus) is a 1988 Finnish drama film directed and written by Matti Kassila starring Lasse Pöysti, Liisamaija Laaksonen and Tuula Nyman. It is based on the novel by F.E. Sillanpää.^[1]

The film is Jasper Pääkkönen's debut role, when he was seven years old at the time.^[2] The film also features Samuli Edelmann in one of his first film roles.

Plot

The film is starring writer Martti Hongisto (Lasse Pöysti), who goes out to meet Anna (Liisamaija Laaksonen) after loving her youth and reminiscing about his past youth. Meanwhile, Hongisto's wife Laimi (Tuula Nyman) is searching for her husband in restaurants.

Cast

Lasse Pöysti as Martti Hongisto
Liisamaija Laaksonen as Anna Lepaa
Tuula Nyman as Laimi Hongisto
Antti Litja as Jalmari Roimala
Johanna Kerttula as Hagar Hongisto
Nina Sallinen as Asta Hongisto
Jarmo Perälä as Junior Hongisto
Antti Vierikko as Eero Hongisto
Jasper Pääkkönen as Arvi Hongisto
Nina Jääskeläinen as the maid of Hongisto

Awards

Jussi 1989:

Best Actress (Liisamaija Laaksonen)
Best Supporting Actress (Tarja Keinänen)
Best Production Design (Ensio Suominen)
Best Original Score (Jukka Linkola)

References

^ "Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus". Elonet (in Finnish). 18 July 2023.
^ "Muistatko tämän 80-luvun klassikkoleffan? Jasper Pääkkönen teki ensimmäisen leffaroolin 7-vuotiaana". Mesta.net (in Finnish). April 11, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2019.