| April's Coming | |
|---|---|
| Finnish | Huhtikuu tulee |
| Directed by | Valentin Vaala |
| Screenplay by | Usko Kemppi Valentin Vaala |
| Based on | Huhtikuu tulee by Mika Waltari |
| Produced by | Risto Orko |
| Starring | Ossi Elstelä Tuija Halonen Kurt Ingvall |
| Cinematography | Eino Heino |
| Edited by | Valentin Vaala |
| Music by | Usko Kemppi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Suomen Filmiteollisuus |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
April's Coming (Finnish: Huhtikuu tulee) is a 1953 Finnish comedy film directed by Valentin Vaala and starring Ossi Elstelä, Tuija Halonen and Kurt Ingvall.[1] It is based on the play Huhtikuu tulee by Mika Waltari.[2]
Cast
- Ossi Elstelä as Subeditor
- Tuija Halonen as Journalist
- Kurt Ingvall as Jaakko Huhtikuu
- Hilkka Kinnunen as Annikki Teräs
- Rauno Kuosmanen as Pertti Avovirta
- Harry Lewing as Jopi
- Tarmo Manni as Kiuru - artist
- Kerstin Nylander
- Rauha Rentola as Elisabet Avovirta
- Joel Rinne as Heikki Avovirta
- Anja Räsänen as Kaija Avovirta
- Emma Väänänen
- Mika Waltari as Man in a restaurant
References
- ^ Qvist & von Bagh p.257
- ^ Pajukallio, Arto [in Finnish] (22 February 2022). "Valentin Vaala saa sujuvaan Huhtikuu tulee -elokuvaansa suorastaan screwball-komedioihin viittaavaa sutjakkaa sanailua" [Valentin Vaala brings to his smoothly flowing film April's Coming a kind of snappy dialogue that downright evokes screwball comedies]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- April's Coming at IMDb
- April's Coming at the Elonet film database (in Finnish) – includes the full film, available to stream for free
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