Juha (1956 film)

Juha
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byToivo Särkkä
Written byToivo Särkkä
Based onJuha by Juhani Aho
Produced byToivo Särkkä
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byArmas Vallasvuo
Music byTauno Pylkkänen
Production
company
Release date
  • 9 November 1956 (1956-11-09)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
BudgetFIM 28,718,104[1]

Juha (also known as Love Along a River)[1] is a 1956 Finnish drama film produced, written, and directed by Toivo Särkkä. The film is based on a 1911 novel Juha by Juhani Aho, telling the story of the farm host Juha and his young wife Marja, whose usual everyday life is disrupted when a Karelian traveling merchant arrives and starts seducing the passionate Marja. The film stars Elina Pohjanpää, Eino Kaipainen and Veikko Uusimäki.

Juha is the first Finnish feature-length color film and also the first Finnish widescreen film.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Juha". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ^ Tv-maailma 15/2011, p. 21. (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Arto Pajukallio: Elokuvat, p. D 7. Helsingin Sanomat, 20 April 2011. (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Huhtala, Jussi (2 December 2019). "Tänään tv:ssä: Vuoden 1956 klassikko oli ensimmäinen suomalainen värielokuva". Episodi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.