Lyrics and Lace
1992 · 85 min
Drama · Comedy
★ 4.4Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays one of these ungainly beings, a man whose last published work is decades in the past, who probably hasn't written anything in years, but who still has an uncanny knack for precise observation, "pinning the tail on the donkey" almost every time. In the movie, the poet, accompanied by his young assistant, takes a minor celebrity's swaggering tour of small cultural centers and retirement homes.
Crew
- Director Matti Ijäs
- Writer Matti Ijäs
- Writer Heikki Reivilä
- Director of Photography Kari Sohlberg
Cast
Paavo Pentikäinen
Tauno Lintunen
- M
Mikko Reitala
Tomi Rusko
Kristiina Elstelä
Eveliina
- I
Irma Junnilainen
Vackra-Anneli
Liisa Mustonen
Virve
Marja Packalén
Kaarina
Aake Kalliala
Antton - Eveliina's Brother
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Näremäki
- M
Martti Kaukanen
Eveliina's Brother
- E
Esko Hukkanen
Romponen
Risto Tuorila
Editorial Chief Kuronen
- M
Mirja Pyykkö
Interviewer
Crew
- Director — Matti Ijäs
- Writer — Matti Ijäs
- Writer — Heikki Reivilä
- Director of Photography — Kari Sohlberg
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