Sensuela
1973 Finnish film
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Sensuela is a 1973 Finnish drama film directed and written by Teuvo Tulio. The film is based on Tulio's 1946 film Rakkauden risti which itself was based on The Stationmaster, a short story written by Alexander Pushkin.[1] Sensuela was Tulio's final film, and it was met with harsh criticism. Since its release, it has gained a reputation as a campy cult classic and has been called "the weirdest Finnish film ever made".[2] Although the production was finished in 1972, it was not released until a year later and then opened only in selected theatres.
by Alexander Pushkin
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| Directed by | Teuvo Tulio |
| Written by | Teuvo Tulio, Yrjö Norta |
| Based on | The Stationmaster by Alexander Pushkin |
| Produced by | Teuvo Tulio |
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| Cinematography | Teuvo Tulio, Yrjö Norta |
| Edited by | Yrjö Norta |
| Music by | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Production company | Suomi-Filmi Oy |
| Distributed by | Suomi-Filmi Oy |
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Running time | 110 minutes (original version) 105 minutes (cut version) |
| Country | Finland |
| Languages | English (original) Finnish (re-recorded) |
Premise
Set during the Continuation War (1941–1944) and the Lapland War (1944–1945), Sensuela is the story of Laila, a girl from Lapland, and Hans, a German soldier, who fall in love during the Continuation War.[3][4]
Main cast
- Marianne Mardi as Laila Walk
- Mauritz Åkerman as Hans Müller
- Ismo Saario as Pekka
- Ossi Elstelä as Laila's father
- Maria Pertamo as Greta Kujala
Release
Sensuela was the first film to be rated 18 by the Finnish Board of Film Classification.[5] After its initial release, Tulio prevented the film's subsequent distribution, and it only became available after his death in 2000.[6]
