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Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays one of these ungainly beings, a man whose last published work is decades in the past, who probably hasn't written anything in years, but who still has an uncanny knack for precise observation, "pinning the tail on the donkey" almost every time. In the movie, the poet, accompanied by his young assistant, takes a minor celebrity's swaggering tour of small cultural centers and retirement homes.
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Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays one of these ungainly beings, a man whose last published work is decades in the past, who probably hasn't written anything in years, but who still has an uncanny knack for precise observation, "pinning the tail on the donkey" almost every time. In the movie, the poet, accompanied by his young assistant, takes a minor celebrity's swaggering tour of small cultural centers and retirement homes.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Matti Ijäs, Heikki Reivilä
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:Dada-Filmi, FilmTeknik, Svenska Filminstitutet
Cast
Matti Ijäs
Director
Paavo Pentikäinen
Tauno Lintunen
Mikko Reitala
Tomi Rusko
Kristiina Elstelä
Eveliina
Irma Junnilainen
Vackra-Anneli
Liisa Mustonen
Virve
Marja Packalén
Kaarina
Aake Kalliala
Antton - Eveliina's Brother
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Näremäki
Martti Kaukanen
Eveliina's Brother
Esko Hukkanen
Romponen
Risto Tuorila
Editorial Chief Kuronen
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