The Glory and Misery of Human Life

The Glory and Misery of Human Life
Original Finnish film poster.
Directed by	Matti Kassila
Written by	Matti Kassila
Based on	Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus by F.E. Sillanpää
Produced by	Päivi Hartzell
Starring	Lasse Pöysti, Liisamaija Laaksonen, Tuula Nyman, Antti Litja
Music by	Jukka Linkola
Release date	1988 (1988)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

The Glory and Misery of Human Life (Finnish: Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus) is a 1988 Finnish drama film directed and written by Matti Kassila starring Lasse Pöysti, Liisamaija Laaksonen and Tuula Nyman. It is based on the novel by F.E. Sillanpää.[1]

The film is Jasper Pääkkönen's debut role, when he was seven years old at the time.[2] The film also features Samuli Edelmann in one of his first film roles.

Plot

The film is starring writer Martti Hongisto (Lasse Pöysti), who goes out to meet Anna (Liisamaija Laaksonen) after loving her youth and reminiscing about his past youth. Meanwhile, Hongisto's wife Laimi (Tuula Nyman) is searching for her husband in restaurants.

Cast

• Lasse Pöysti as Martti Hongisto
• Liisamaija Laaksonen as Anna Lepaa
• Tuula Nyman as Laimi Hongisto
• Antti Litja as Jalmari Roimala
• Johanna Kerttula as Hagar Hongisto
• Nina Sallinen as Asta Hongisto
• Jarmo Perälä as Junior Hongisto
• Antti Vierikko as Eero Hongisto
• Jasper Pääkkönen as Arvi Hongisto
• Nina Jääskeläinen as the maid of Hongisto

Awards

Jussi 1989:

• Best Actress (Liisamaija Laaksonen)
• Best Supporting Actress (Tarja Keinänen)
• Best Production Design (Ensio Suominen)
• Best Original Score (Jukka Linkola)

References

1. "Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus". Elonet (in Finnish). 18 July 2023.
2. "Muistatko tämän 80-luvun klassikkoleffan? Jasper Pääkkönen teki ensimmäisen leffaroolin 7-vuotiaana". Mesta.net (in Finnish). April 11, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

External links

• Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus at IMDb