The Saimaa Gesture
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Duration Language Finnish | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, Music Country Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Aki Kaurismaki, Mika Kaurismaki Release date 11 September 1981 (1981-09-11) Initial release September 11, 1981 (Finland) Directors Aki Kaurismaki, Mika Kaurismaki Music director Juice Leskinen, Eppu Normaali, Hassisen Kone Producers Aki Kaurismaki, Mika Kaurismaki Cast Juice Leskinen , Ismo Alanko , Martti Syrja , Jari Yliaho , Safka Pekkonen Similar movies Related Aki Kaurismaki movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Saimaa Gesture (Finnish: Saimaa-ilmiö) is a 1981 film by Finnish directors Aki and Mika Kaurismäki. It is a documentary of three Finnish rock groups aboard the steamboat SS Heinävesi on their tour around Lake Saimaa.
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The film
The film was shot from 31 May to 7 June on the 1981 "Tuuliajolla" tour by groups Eppu Normaali, Hassisen Kone and Juice Leskinen Slam. The Saimaa Gesture features artist interviews, more than 20 live performances and several acoustic songs filmed aboard the steamer.
The original title Saimaa-ilmiö is an adaptation of the Finnish translation of the 1979 thriller film The China Syndrome (Finnish: Kiina-ilmiö).
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album Tuuliajolla was released by Poko Rekords. It was re-released on CD in 1993 and 2007.
References
The Saimaa Gesture Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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