F.E. Sillanpää Movies

  • 1956
    The Harvest Month

    The Harvest Month

    The Harvest Month

    6.51956HD

    The title of the Finnish film Elokuu translates to August. Directed by Matti Kassila, one of Finland's premiere filmmakers, Elokuu was adapted from a...

    The Harvest Month
  • 1988
    Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

    Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

    Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

    5.31988HD

    Two young lovers, Anna and Martti, are split apart but are reunited many years later when their lives have changed considerably. Anna is a war widow;...

    Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus
  • 1948
    People in the Summer Night

    People in the Summer Night

    People in the Summer Night

    6.31948HD

    A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and...

    People in the Summer Night
  • 1955
    Young Love

    Young Love

    Young Love

    5.21955HD

    Story of first love affair during summer school holidays, in a pastoral setting.

    Young Love
  • 1956
    Silja – nuorena nukkunut

    Silja – nuorena nukkunut

    Silja – nuorena nukkunut

    5.81956HD

    In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a...

    Silja – nuorena nukkunut
  • 1940
    Miehen tie

    Miehen tie

    Miehen tie

    31940HD

    Young farmer Paavo's wife dies in childbirth, and their baby soon after. The wife's family claim back the dowry she brought to their marriage, but...

    Miehen tie
  • 1937
    Nuorena nukkunut

    Nuorena nukkunut

    Nuorena nukkunut

    01937HD

    An adaptation of Frans Eemil Sillanpää's novel of the same title. Only a fragment of this film survives.

    Nuorena nukkunut