Vesa-Matti Loiri — Actor (17)
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TV

The Age of Iron (1982) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Rauta-aika
actor: Kalevi Kahra / Vesa-Matti Loiri …
other title: Rauta-aika / La Era de Hierro …
Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish broadcast network Yle TV2. The production attempts to adapt the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, for the television audience by way of humanizing the mythological characters whose thoughts and actions drive the narrative. The protagonists of Rauta-aika, Väinö, Ilmari and Lemminki, have been inspired by the tales in the Kalevala and go in search of a woman, eventually finding themselves at war with the Nordic people, and in the end pay dearly for their pursuits.
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Movie

Blindfolded (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Sokkotanssi
director: Matti Ijäs actor: Martti Suosalo / Walter Gröhn …
other title: Sokkotanssi / El baile a ciegas …
Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to the sea where his father is rumoured to have died. Jontti too must discover that his father is not what he appears to be. When his dad moves away with another woman, Jontti is determined to win him back.
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Movie

Vesku from Finland (2010) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Vesku
director: Mika Kaurismäki actor: Vesa-Matti Loiri / Jenni Loiri …
other title: Vesku
"Vesku from Finland" is a film about Vesa-Matti Loiri alias Vesku, probably the most popular film and TV comedian in Finland. He has created a significant career also as a singer, performer, writer and as a sportsman. He has recorded several albums, from folk songs and couplets to tangos. Some of his recordings are based on the lyrics of Hermann Hesse or Eino Leino, the infamous Finnish poet. During his unique career he has played in more than 60 films and recorded 30 albums.
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Movie

Ripa Hits the Skids (1993) IMDb Douban
Ripa ruostuu
director: Christian Lindblad actor: Sam Huber / Mari Vainio …
other title: Ripa ruostuu
A week-long glimpse into the wretched existence of Ripa, a long-haired, hard-drinking lug. He is also a filmmaker-wannabee, whose last two projects were condemned for their sex and violence. A Parasite Deluxe, who barely recalls his previous night, Ripa cruises the bars and meets bank-teller Tiina.
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Spy Games (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Spy Games
director: Ilkka Järvi-Laturi actor: 比尔·普尔曼 / 伊莲娜·雅各布 …
other title: Spy Games - Agenten der Nacht / Juegos de espía …
A romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob) fighting to save the world, their lives and secret love in the post cold war Helsinki