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Juha is a 1999 Finnish film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film is loosely based on a famous 1911 novel by the Finnish author Juhani Aho marking this as the fourth time the novel was adapted for the screen.[1] The original story takes place in the 18th century but Kaurismäki's remake is set sometime in the latter half of the 20th century. It tells the story of a love triangle where a simple peasant woman leaves her husband after falling in love with a modern city slicker. Juha is a silent film shot in black-and-white with dialogue in the form of intertitles.[2] Special release prints with titles in several different languages were produced for international distribution.

Juha
DVD cover
Directed by	Aki Kaurismäki
Written by	Juhani Aho (novel) Aki Kaurismäki (screenplay)
Produced by	Aki Kaurismäki
Starring	Sakari Kuosmanen Kati Outinen André Wilms Markku Peltola Elina Salo
Cinematography	Timo Salminen
Edited by	Aki Kaurismäki
Music by	Anssi Tikanmäki
Release date	13 February 1999 (1999-02-13)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Finland
Languages	Silent film Finnish intertitles + several foreign intertitles
Budget	FIM 4,773,394 (approx. € 807,000)

Plot

Marja (Kati Outinen) is a simple peasant woman married to her older husband Juha (Sakari Kuosmanen). They lead a very simple country life, spending most of their days farming and tending to their livestock. Marja's world is turned upside down when Shemeikka (André Wilms) comes to the happily married couple asking them for help with his broken down sports convertible and a place to spend the night. As Juha works to repair the car, Shemeikka attempts to lure Marja to leave Juha and come to the city with him. A hesitant Marja does not want to leave her husband at first but ultimately gives in to temptation after dreaming of a wonderful new life in a big city. Shemeikka and Marja leave for the city but Marja's dream quickly becomes a nightmare when Shemeikka enslaves her in a brothel.

Cast and characters

• Sakari Kuosmanen - Juha
• Kati Outinen - Marja
• André Wilms - Shemeikka
• Markku Peltola - Driver
• Elina Salo - Shemeikka's Sister
• Ona Kamu - Shemeikka's Woman
• Outi Mäenpää - Shemeikka's Woman
• Tuire Tuomisto - Shemeikka's Woman
• Esko Nikkari - Rural Police Chief

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, Juha has a rating of 40%, based on five reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[3]

See also

• 1999 in film
• Cinema of Finland
• List of Finnish films: 1990s
• Juha (1937 film), a 1937 adaptation of the same novel

References

External links

• Juha at IMDb
• Juha at AllMovie
• Juha at the British Board of Film Classification
• Juha at the British Film Institute
• Juha at Elonet (in Finnish)
• Juha at Rotten Tomatoes
• Juha at the Swedish Film Institute Database

На других языках

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- [en] Juha (1999 film)

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[ru] Юха (фильм)

«Юха» (фин. Juha) — чёрно-белый немой фильм финского режиссёра Аки Каурисмяки, созданный в 1999 году по одноимённому роману Юхани Ахо (1911); «история маргиналов в маргинальной стране»[1].

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