Emmi Jurkka
Also Known As: Emmi Tuomi, Emmi Bergström
Biography: Emmi Jurkka (1899–1990) was a Finnish stage, film and television actress. Her children Sakari, Vappu and Jussi Jurkka were all actors, as were her brothers Arvi and Valter Tuomi, her nephew Rauli Tuomi, her niece Liisa Tuomi and her husband Eino Jurkka.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Birthday: April 21, 1899
Deathday: October 17, 1990
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Suurin voitto
Overview: The local doctor Aarno works with his nurse wife Asta. After the death of their child, the spouses have distanced themselves from each other. The man is completely immersed in the work, his invention of medicine, and the treatment of the outbreak of an epidemic for which the wife no longer has interest in. She is jealous of her husband's close work relationship with nurse Taina.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1944-04-29
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Kilroy sen teki
Overview: Ulla Järvinen gets a telegram about the death of her aunt and that she has inherited a manor, but the aunt is very much alive.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1948-03-12
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Rosvo Roope
Overview: In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becomes Roope the Pirate, the most famous pirate in the Baltic Sea, whose legendary life includes scheming and partying, sword fights and women's adventures.
Genres: Drama Adventure History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1949-09-09
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Iloinen Linnanmäki
Overview: Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new media of the early 1960s.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1960-11-04
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Minäkö isä!
Overview: A traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning. Childhood friends Kati Jorma and Jalmari Karvi do not reveal their previous meetings to their suspicious spouses.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-04-30
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Puck
Overview: Liisa and the renowned composer Raimo Kaarna are fond of each other, but in Kaarna's family history, everyone does not accept the relationship. In addition, Liisa has her own doubts, and a secret that does not endure the daylight.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1942-11-01
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Kun on tunteet
Overview: Based on short stories by early 20th century feminist writer Maria Jotuni, the film is a series of lively dialogue scenes between men and women, young and old, living in a small Finnish town. Most episodes evolve into humorous battles between the sexes. The film's central character is a young maid played by Maija Karhi.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-08-13
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…ja Helena soittaa
Overview: Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1951-12-30
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Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
Overview: A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-11-05
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Asessorin naishuolet
Overview: After the death of his long-time housekeeper, a meticulous assessor has trouble finding a new one.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1958-02-07
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Pää pystyyn Helena
Overview: Grandmother Helena Junkkeri is working on a farm that her widowed son Arttu is unable to take on. Taina Raitalo who arrives at the house as a childminder makes the grieving man smile again, and Artu's little sister Päivi in turn delights the entire Junkkeri family with her achievements.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1957-02-08
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Helunan häämatka
Overview: A story about the passengers of the inland waterway Heinävesi. Salli, the daughter of the captain, dreams of an acting career and joins a performance by a theater company traveling on a ship.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1955-09-16
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Säkkijärven polkka
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1955-09-09
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Miehen tie
Overview: Young farmer Paavo's wife dies in childbirth, and their baby soon after. The wife's family claim back the dowry she brought to their marriage, but Paavo has already used most of it for improvements at the farm. Paavo's life starts going downhill as he resorts to drinking.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1940-09-01
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When Father Has Toothache
Overview: A man who has little compassion for his friend's and wife's toothache, soon learns how bad it can be when he gets one of his own.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1922-04-17
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Herrat ovat herkkäuskoisia
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-08-13
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Eulalia-täti
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1940-11-17
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Jokin ihmisessä
Overview: Pitch-noir melodrama about young Kauko's endless obsession and love-hate-relationship with Osmi, a girl he has known since childhood. Standing at her death bed, Kauko reminisces his years spent as a sailor, prisoner, smuggler, and a soldier in the Second World War, while Osmi manages to evolve from prostitution to a seemingly happy family life with someone else.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1956-04-06
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Suomisen perhe
Overview: The film takes place in the summer and spring of 1940. Isä, the father, gets involved in the stock market and threatens the livelihood of the family.
Genres: Drama Comedy Family
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1941-03-02
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Yö on pitkä
Overview: Åke Strandberg has managed to get a fine education and a good job at the bank, but he wants more. He wants to get rich no matter what. After holidays with his girl Rita, he comes back to Helsinki completely broke and meets up with his buddy Jussi in a bar. For months they embezzle money from the bank, but eventually do realize they have to cover the missing amount by orchestrating and committing a robbery which will then rouse the interest of the police. A hide and seek follows as they try to make their way abroad.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1952-10-31
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Silja – nuorena nukkunut
Overview: In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1956-04-26
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Varaventtiili
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1942-03-22
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Keinumorsian
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1943-01-03
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Kun isä tahtoo…
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1935-09-08
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Eteenpäin – elämään
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-01-29
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Oi, muistatkos…
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-10-29
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Se parhaiten nauraa, joka viimeksi nauraa
Overview: Martti Vaara, secondary school graduate gets monetary help from his rich uncle under the pretense to get married and have kids. When the uncle unexpectedly arrives to look at the little one, Martti persuades his friends to get involved on the hoax.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1921-04-10
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Maskotti
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1943-10-03
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Kaikenlaisia vieraita
Overview: Young heiress' spendthrift nephew turns her manor into a boarding house for the summer. Suddenly the heiress returns...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1936-09-27
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Tähtisilmä
Overview: Poor orphan coffee delivery girl loves a poor painter who can't sell his artworks. Painter likes delivery girl, but has stuck in a friend zone. Delivery girl tries to help the painter to get forward in his career, but meanwhile a rich woman becomes too interested towards the painter.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1955-04-15
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