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…ja Helena soittaa

1951, Finnish. Directed by Lasse Pöysti.

Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.

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Released
30 December 1951
Country
Finland
Written by
Lasse Pöysti
based on novel or bookfinnish winter war

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…ja Helena soittaa is adapted from a novel.

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Watch Soita minulle, Helena! (1948) first.

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Next in the series: Näkemiin Helena (1955) and Pää pystyyn Helena (1957).

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…ja Helena soittaa runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).

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If you liked …ja Helena soittaa, try The Winter War, The One That Got Away, Waiting for Anya.

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…ja Helena soittaa (1951) was directed by Lasse Pöysti and stars Irma Seikkula, Leena Häkinen, Erkki Viljos.

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…ja Helena soittaa is adapted from a novel.

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