| The Life of Aleksis Kivi | |
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 Original Finnish film poster | |
| Finnish: Aleksis Kiven elämä | |
| Directed by | Jari Halonen |
| Written by | Jari Halonen Jorma Tommila Kauko Röyhkä |
| Produced by | Jari Halonen Heikki Ahonius |
| Starring | Marko Tiusanen Jari Salmi |
| Cinematography | Olli Varja |
| Edited by | Akke Eklund |
| Music by | Tuomas Kantelinen |
Production company | Seppä Callahanin Filmimaailma |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Languages | Finnish, Swedish |
| Budget | FIM 1,5 million[1] |
The Life of Aleksis Kivi (Finnish: Aleksis Kiven elämä) is a 2002 Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jari Halonen, telling the story of Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), the national writer of Finland.[1]
In addition to Jari Halonen, the film's script was written by musician and writer Kauko Röyhkä and actor Jorma Tommila.[1] In the film, Aleksis Kivi was played by Marko Tiusanen and Kivi's closest friend Emil Nervander was played by Jari Salmi.[1] Veikko Sinisalo, who played Aleksis Kivi's father, will also be seen in the film in his last film role.[2]
The film received three Jussi Awards nominations for best direction (Jari Halonen), editing (Akke Eklund) and music (Tuomas Kantelinen), but did not win any of them.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b c d "Aleksis Kiven elämä". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Kajava, Jukka (10 October 2004). "Veikko Sinisalo - viimeinen rooli". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Ylänen, Helena (18 December 2002). "Jussi-ehdokkaat 2002". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Jutila, Niko (9 May 2012). "Aleksis Kivi ei kiinnosta nykypäivän elokuvantekijöitä". Elokuvauutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Topelius, Taneli (20 January 2017). "Kommentti: Jussi-palkinto pitäisi pistää remonttiin – kolmen elokuvan ehdokkuusvyöry hukuttaa alleen hienon elokuvavuoden". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.