The Last Wedding

For the 2001 Canadian film, see 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.