Flame Top
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Flame Top is a 1980 Finnish drama film
directed by Pirjo Honkasalo
and Pekka Lehto
. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo is a Finnish film-maker. Although she has written and directed over a dozen films, Honkasalo is also an accomplished cinematographer, film editor, producer and actor. For her work in the film industry, Honkasalo has been recognized by winning 19 major film awards while being...
and Pekka Lehto
Pekka Lehto
Pekka Lehto is a Finnish film director. He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed Flame Top with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.-External links:...
. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
1981 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Jacques Deray *Ellen Burstyn *Jean-Claude Carrière *Robert Chazal *Attilio D'Onofrio *Christian Defaye *Carlos Diegues *Antonio Gala...
.
Cast
- Asko Sarkola - Writer
- Rea MauranenRea MauranenRea Mauranen is a Finnish television actress who has appeared in several Finnish films.Mauranen made her debut on TV in 1974, and has worked consistently ever since mostly appearing on Finnish television...
- Olga Esempio - Kari Franck - Gunnar Avanto
- Esko SalminenEsko SalminenEsko Salminen is a Finnish actor with notable careers on television, the stage and on the silver screen.He has had three marriages: Rose-Marie Precht ; Heidi Krohn ; and Aino Seppo . He had two children with Krohn, his second marriage, one of whom is actor Kristo Salminen...
- Arwid - Ritva Juhanto - Kurttuska
- Ari Suonsuu - Kalle
- Tuomas Railo - Sulo Esempio
- Heikki Alho - Pikku-Pouvali
- Yuri Rodionov - Rawitz
- Galina Galtseva - Magda
- Soli Labbart - Maria Lassila
- Pirkka Karskela - Young Algot
- Markku Blomqvist - Lundberg
- Esa Suvilehto - Pöntinen
- Matti Oravisto - Commandant Carl von Wendt