The Saimaa Gesture

The Saimaa Gesture

1981/09/11 • Released • Finnish

Documentary
Music
7.0
2h 8m

Overview

A documentary film about a tour of three Finnish rock bands around Saimaa lake system in a steam boat in 1981. The bands (Juice Leskinen Slam, Eppu Normaali and Hassisen Kone) are shown playing songs in their gigs and, in between, the members give intimate interviews or just act plain silly and have a good time.

Director : Mika Kaurismäki

Casts

Juice Leskinen

Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

Vesa Sytelä

Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

Safka Pekkonen

Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

Petteri Salminen

Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

Ila Louenranta

Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

Jari Yliaho

Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

Ismo Alanko

Ismo Alanko

Self - Hassisen Kone

Jussi Kinnunen

Self - Hassisen Kone

Reijo Heiskanen

Self - Hassisen Kone

Harri Kinnunen

Self - Hassisen Kone

Aku Syrjä

Self - Eppu Normaali

Martti Syrjä

Martti Syrjä

Self - Eppu Normaali

Pantse Syrjä

Self - Eppu Normaali

Mikko Nevalainen

Self - Eppu Normaali

Juha Torvinen

Self - Eppu Normaali

Jukka Kulmala

Self - Man on Ship

Tarja Leskinen

Self

Antti Pakarinen

Self - Captain of SS Heinävesi

Tapio Vanhatalo

Self

Jukka Tapio Wallenius

Self

Pauli Heikkilä

Self - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)

Epe Helenius

Self (uncredited)

Asmo Hurula

Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)

Juho Juntunen

Self - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)

Aki Kaurismäki

Aki Kaurismäki

Self - Interviewer (uncredited)

Mika Kaurismäki

Mika Kaurismäki

Self - Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Juha Leinonen

Self - Man on Ship (uncredited)

Anssi Tikanmäki

Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)

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