…ja Helena soittaa (1951)
Drama
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.
Cast
Helena Junkkeri
Elina Tupanen
Päivi Junkkeri 5-vuotiaana
Päivi Junkkeri 12-vuotiaana
Hanna Tupanen
Liina
Johannes Tupanen
Kalle
Karstela
Korpela
Cook
Janatuinen
Jari Junkkeri
Sika-Leena
Rehtori
Jaakko Korpela
Teacher at Ateneum (uncredited)
Mies kirkossa (uncredited)
Martti (uncredited)
Arttu Junkkeri
Mirjam Junkkeri
Kari Karstela
Eeva Junkkeri
Jyrki
Kirsti Talasti
Martti Mäkelä
Crew
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Novel
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