Lovers & Leavers
Lovers & Leavers | |
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Directed by | Aku Louhimies |
Produced by |
Jarkko Hentula Ilkka Y. L. Matila Marko Röhr |
Written by |
Katja Kallio Aku Louhimies |
Based on |
Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta by Katja Kallio |
Starring |
Minna Haapkylä Anna-Leena Härkönen Laura Malmivaara Peter Franzén Matti Ristinen Pirkko Saisio |
Music by | Leri Leskinen |
Cinematography | Heikki Färm |
Edited by | Samu Heikkilä |
Production company |
Matila Röhr Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
Lovers & Leavers (Finnish: Kuutamolla) is a 2002 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Aku Louhimies.[1][2] The film is written by Katja Kallio and Louhimies, based on Kallio's novel Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta.[3] Lovers & Leavers is about Iiris, a 30-year-old bookstore assistant, who meets the man of her dreams.[1][4]
Cast
- Minna Haapkylä as Iiris Vaara
- Anna-Leena Härkönen as Anna
- Laura Malmivaara as Laura
- Peter Franzén as Marko
- Matti Ristinen as Sami
- Mikko Kouki as Jukka
- Pirkko Saisio as Leila Vaara
- Santeri Nuutinen as Santtu
- Rasmus Nuutinen as Tintti
- Veeti Kallio as Mikko
- Linda Zilliacus as Ilona
Awards
- Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
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2003 | Lovers & Leavers | Best Feature | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |
- Durango Film Festival
Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
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2003 | Lovers & Leavers | Jury Award in category Best Narrative Feature - Drama | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |
- Jussi Awards
Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
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2003 | Lovers & Leavers | Best Actress (Paras naispääosa) Best Editing (Paras leikkaus) Best Film (Vuoden elokuva) Best Set Design (Paras lavastus) Best Supporting Actress (Paras naissivuosa) | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kuutamolla (2002) – Contents". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Kuutamolla (2002)". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kuutamolla (2002) – Credits". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ↑ Wolf, Sandy. "Lovers and Leavers (Kuutamoula)". cinequest.org. Cinequest. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Awards for Kuutamolla (2002)". imdb.com. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 6, 2011.