Pessi and Illusia
1984 film
- 6 January 1984 (1984-01-06)
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Pessi and Illusia (Finnish: Pessi ja Illusia) is a 1984 Finnish fantasy film directed by Heikki Partanen.[2] The tale about the friendship between a goblin boy Pessi and a fairy girl Illusia is based on the 1944 book by Yrjö Kokko.[1]
The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]
Cast
- Eija Ahvo as Hiiriäiti
- Riitta-Anneli Forss as Viihdytystaiteilija
- Raimo Grönberg as Isä
- Minka-Maija Halko as Ristilukin tyttö
- Sami Kangas as Pessi
- Rauno Ketonen as Isä Illusioni (voice)
- Pentti Lahti as Viihdytyskiertueen saksofonisti
- Katerina Lojdová as Kapteenin vaimo
- Annu Marttila as Illusia
- Pauli Pöllänen as Lumikko Martes
See also
- List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ a b "Pessi ja Illusia". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Pessi and Illusia". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
- Pessi and Illusia at IMDb
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Finnish submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973)
- Flame Top (1980)
- Sign of the Beast (1981)
- Pessi and Illusia (1984)
- The Unknown Soldier (1986)
- The Snow Queen (1987)
- The Winter War (1990)
- Ripa Hits the Skids (1994)
- The Last Wedding (1995)
- Drifting Clouds (1996)
- The Collector (1997)
- A Summer by the River (1998)
- The Tough Ones (1999)
- Seven Songs from the Tundra (2000)
- The River (2001)
- The Man Without a Past (2002)
- Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003)
- Producing Adults (2004)
- Mother of Mine (2005)
- Lights in the Dusk (2006)
- A Man's Work (2007)
- The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)
- Letters to Father Jacob (2009)
- Steam of Life (2010)
- Le Havre (2011)
- Purge (2012)
- Disciple (2013)
- Concrete Night (2014)
- The Fencer (2015)
- The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016)
- Tom of Finland (2017)
- Euthanizer (2018)
- Stupid Young Heart (2019)
- Tove (2020)
- Compartment No. 6 (2021)
- Girl Picture (2022)
- Fallen Leaves (2023)
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