| Time of Roses | |
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 Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Risto Jarva |
| Written by | Risto Jarva Jaakko Pakkasvirta |
| Produced by | Risto Jarva |
| Starring | Arto Tuominen Ritva Vepsä Tarja Markus |
| Cinematography | Antti Peippo |
| Edited by | Risto Jarva Jukka Mannerkorpi Lasse Naukkarinen |
| Music by | Henrik Otto Donner Kaj Chydenius Eero Ojanen |
Release dates |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | FIM 320,000 |
Time of Roses (Finnish: Ruusujen aika) is a 1969 Finnish science fiction film directed by Risto Jarva, about a documentary filmmaker in 2012 trying to find the true essence of a glamor model, dead for forty years, for a TV film biography.[1] The script was written by Peter von Bagh, Jarva, and Jaakko Pakkasvirta. The model was played by Ritva Vepsä and the documentarian by Arto Tuominen. The film premiered on 2 July 1969 in Finland, while the US premiere of the film was in New York City on October 19, 1970.[2][3]
An American indie film distributor and classic film restoration company Deaf Crocodile Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to the film in June 2022.[4] Deaf Crocodile Films announced that they will release a new 4K restoration of the film.[5]
- ^ Canby, Vincent (20 October 1970). "Finnish 'Time of Roses' Looks at Politics in 2012". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Entertainment Events". The New York Times. 19 October 1970. p. 50. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Time of Roses (1970)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Huhtala, Jussi (22 June 2022). "Kotimainen tieteisklassikko nähdään pian Pohjois-Amerikan teattereissa – "Suomalaisen elokuvan ensimmäinen mestariteos"". Episodi. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Detwiler, Grace (3 March 2023). "Deaf Crocodile Films to release Finnish director Risto Jarva's long-unseen pop art/sci-fi feature "Time of Roses" (1969)". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 27 March 2023.