Like 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.
Cast
Paavo Pentikäinen
Tauno Lintunen
Mikko Reitala
Tomi Rusko
Kristiina Elstelä
Eveliina
Irma Junnilainen
Vackra-Anneli
Liisa Mustonen
Virve
Marja Packalén
Kaarina
Aake Kalliala
Antton - Eveliina's Brother
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Näremäki
Martti Kaukanen
Eveliina's Brother
Esko Hukkanen
Romponen
Risto Tuorila
Editorial Chief Kuronen
Mirja Pyykkö
Interviewer
Elvi Saarnio
Old Lady
Tauno Lehtihalmes
Old Lady's Husband
Martti Kainulainen
Mugger
Paavo Rehula
Mugger
Satu Silvo
Vamp
Veikko Tiitinen
Man in Maestro's House
Risto Salmi
Salvationist
Sari Havas
Secretary in the Recording Studio
Pekka Huotari
Hotel Clerk
Turo Pajala
Hotel Clerk
Crew
Matti Ijäs
Director, Writer
Heikki Reivilä
Writer
Irma Taina
Editor
Kari Sohlberg
Director of Photography
Gunnar Andersson
Colorist
Nadja Pyykkö
Assistant Director, Casting
Kari Sara
Producer
Anu Maja
Production Design
Jeppis K. Kankainen
Camera Operator
Merja Väisänen
Costume Design
Kari Koski
Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Production Sound Mixer
Matti Kuortti
Sound Editor
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hannu Koski
Production Sound Mixer
Heikki T. Partanen
Production Sound Mixer
Raoul Björkenheim
Original Music Composer
Satu Sadinkangas
Location Manager
Terhi Tammila
Production Manager
