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Portraits of Women (1970)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Jörn Donner

Synopsis

Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in late 1960s Finland, notorious for a graphic long shot of his penis pointing northeast.

Actors

Jörn Donner
Jörn Donner
Pertti 'Pertsa'
Ritva Vepsä
Ritva Vepsä
Saara Suominen
Kirsti Wallasvaara
Kirsti Wallasvaara
Liisa
Aarre Elo
Aarre Elo
Jussi
Marianne Holmström
Marianne Holmström
Ulla Carlsson
Henrik Granö
Henrik Granö
Sven Pettersson
Jaakko Talaskivi
Jaakko Talaskivi
Peter von Spaak (uncredited)
Lennart Lauramaa
Lennart Lauramaa
Producer (uncredited)
Hannu Oravisto
Hannu Oravisto
Schoolboy (uncredited)
Heli Sakki
Heli Sakki
Actress (uncredited)
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo
Film Crew Member (uncredited)
Anssi Mänttäri
Anssi Mänttäri
Special Effects Man (uncredited)
Jukka Sipilä
Jukka Sipilä
Real Estate Broker (uncredited)
Helena Mäkelä
Helena Mäkelä
Reporter (uncredited)
Henrik Lax
Henrik Lax
Mayor (uncredited)
Aimo Paapio
Aimo Paapio
Ulla's Father (uncredited)
Elvi Saarnio
Elvi Saarnio
Ulla's Mother (uncredited)
Päivi Hartzell
Päivi Hartzell
Woman on Dock (uncredited)
Liisa Helminen
Liisa Helminen
Woman on Dock (uncredited)
Paul Brück
Paul Brück
Man on Dock (uncredited)
Juhani Kumpulainen
Juhani Kumpulainen
Bailiff (uncredited)

Crews

Jörn Donner
Jörn Donner
Director
Jörn Donner
Jörn Donner
Writer
Claes af Geijerstam
Claes af Geijerstam
Original Music Composer
Arno Carlstedt
Arno Carlstedt
Producer
Heikki Katajisto
Heikki Katajisto
Director of Photography
Jörn Donner
Jörn Donner
Editor
Paul Jyrälä
Paul Jyrälä
Sound
Paul Jyrälä
Paul Jyrälä
Sound Effects
Jaakko Talaskivi
Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Director
Raija Mathys
Raija Mathys
Location Manager
Eero Salmenhaara
Eero Salmenhaara
Camera Operator
Erkki Seiro
Erkki Seiro
Assistant Editor
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jörn Donner
Jörn Donner
Producer
Tuula Söderberg
Tuula Söderberg
Production Secretary
Kaj Lall
Kaj Lall
"B" Camera Operator
Jaakko Talaskivi
Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Editor
Pekka Lehto
Pekka Lehto
Sound Assistant
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo
Still Photographer

Posters and backgrounds

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