Time of Roses
1969, Finnish. Directed by Risto Jarva.
Risto Jarva's film about the future.
In the year 2012 historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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Time of Roses is streaming on Philo, Night Flight Plus, and OVID in India.
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Cast & crew
- Risto JarvaDirector
- Arto TuominenRaimo Lappalainen
- Ritva VepsäSaara Turunen / Kisse Haavisto
- Tarja MarkusAnu Huotari
- Arja SaijonmaaHistorian instituutin työntekijä
- Eila PehkonenHead of History Institute
- Kalle HolmbergRonni, Kissen työtoveri
- Pekka StrengMies Kuortaneen voimalassa / pelaaja (uncredited)
- Hilkka KestiDancer
- Allan A. PyykköScientist
- Matti LehteläPhotographer
- Ilkka VanneMies suihkuhuoneessa
- Eero KeskitaloRaimon työtoveri
Details
- Released
- 7 February 1969
- Original title
- Ruusujen aika
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Peter von Bagh, Risto Jarva
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Time of Roses runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Time of Roses is streaming on Philo, Night Flight Plus, and OVID in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Time of Roses?
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Who directed Time of Roses?
Time of Roses (1969) was directed by Risto Jarva and stars Arto Tuominen, Ritva Vepsä, Tarja Markus.