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Juha

Play trailer Poster for Juha Released Feb 26, 1999 1h 17m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A man (André Wilms) seduces a country dweller's (Sakari Kuosmanen) wife (Kati Outinen) and takes her to the city, where she lives in a brothel.

Critics Reviews

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Mark Jenkins Washington Post For true Kaurismakian austerity, the film to see is the singular Juha, which dispenses with dialogue altogether. May 30, 2003 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Oct 7, 2005 Full Review Joel Maendel Film Threat I can appreciate Kaurismki's love for the silent medium, but I think it may truly be a lost art. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 25, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dani G Kaurismaki's films (or its characters) don't have a lot of dialogue; so a silent film it's not very far from what he has done. Good experiment, but maybe just missing a bit the "talked" expressions of its characters Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Mi nuevo director fetiche... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Den Film zu beschreiben ist nicht ganz einfach, "Heidi" meets "Taxi driver" meets "Sunrise" (1927) trifft es vielleicht ganz gut. Mir hat dieser finnische Stummfilm aus dem Jahre 1999 aber ziemlich gut gefallen. Die Bilder sind schön, die Musik super und auch die Hauptdarstellerin macht ihre Sache gut, die anderen Darsteller können ihren Rollen kein Leben einverleiben, es ist eben nicht ganz einfach in einem Stummfilm eine eindrucksvolle Darbiertung abzugeben, ganz und gar nicht. Dass die Geschichte auch nicht die innovativste ist, soll an dieser Stelle auch noch erwähnt werden. Gefallen hat mir der Film dennoch, "Juha" steht für 75 Minuten gute Unterhaltung, aber nicht für viel mehr. 3/5 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member ... una película muda no recomendada para la gente que espera finales felices. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Tributo al cine mudo. La música que acompaña la historia juega un importante rol. Entretenida, agradable de ver y escuchar. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Tout Kaurismaki a Paris-Cinema en ce moment... Beau film muet de... 1999 ! Humour ou parodie ? Les deux a la fois. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Aki Kaurismäki

Director

Sakari Kuosmanen

Juha

Kati Outinen

Marja

André Wilms

Shemeikka

Markku Peltola

Autonkuljettaja

Elina Salo

Shemeikan sisar

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (André Wilms) seduces a country dweller's (Sakari Kuosmanen) wife (Kati Outinen) and takes her to the city, where she lives in a brothel.
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
Screenwriter
Aki Kaurismäki, Juhani Aho
Distributor
Prodifilms, Keyfilms Roma, Euro Space [jp], Pyramide Distribution [fr]
Production Co
Sputnik Oy
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Finnish
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 26, 1999, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$356
Runtime
1h 17m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)