The Last Wedding

The Last Wedding
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byMarkku Pölönen
Written byMarkku Pölönen
Based onKivenpyörittäjän kylä by Heikki Turunen
StarringMartti Suosalo
Release date
  • 17 February 1995 (1995-02-17)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
BudgetFIM 5,970,646[1]

The Last Wedding (Finnish: Kivenpyörittäjän kylä) is a 1995 Finnish comedy film directed by Markku Pölönen.[2] It tells the story of Pekka, who arrives with his family from Sweden to his childhood village in North Karelia, whose residents are preparing for a wedding celebration. The film is based on the 1976 novel by Heikki Turunen.[3][1]

The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Kivenpyörittäjän kylä". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "The Last Wedding". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Kivenpyörittäjän kylä (1995)". FilmGoer (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  5. ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.