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Pessi ja Illusia

Pessi ja Illusia

1984Movie⏱️ 1h 17m
FamilyFantasy
5.9
IMDB Rating
114 votes

The fairy Illusia and the goblin Pessi meet. Pessi, who has only recently become independent, is a member of the Pessimists' family. They are proud of their practical and sensible attitude to life. Illusia's father, on the other h...

Director
Heikki Partanen
Writers
Jorma Kairimo, Yrjö Kokko, Erkki Mäkinen
Stars
Eija Ahvo, Riitta-Anneli Forss, Raimo Grönberg
Release Date
January 6, 1984
Language
Finnish
Country
Finland
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🎭 Top Cast

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Eija Ahvo
as Hiiriäiti
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Riitta-Anneli Forss
as Viihdytystaiteilija
Raimo Grönberg
Raimo Grönberg
as Isä
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Minka-Maija Halko
as Ristilukin tyttö
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Sami Kangas
as Pessi
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Rauno Ketonen
as Isä Illusioni
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Pentti Lahti
as Viihdytyskiertueen saksofonisti
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Katerina Lojdová
as Kapteenin vaimo
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Annu Marttila
as Illusia
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Pauli Pöllänen
as Lumikko Martes

🎬 Technical Specs

Filming Location
Lammi, Finland
Production
Partanen & Rautoma

🏷️ Keywords

child's point of viewtrollforestfairy taleremake

🎯 Categories

FinnishFamilyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

A magical childhood memory - shaded with war and stupidity of mankind
by sujova2010-03-31
10/10

"A magical memory from childhood - maybe that's what makes it so good. We used to be forced to watch this at school every year before Christmas holidays, but nowadays I'd do it voluntarily ... This story is about war from a child's point of view. Nothing to compare with Pans Labyrinth, but certainly a fairytale making wartime a problem of mankind, wild nature having it's own ongoing war with survival. A famous Finnish dancer Jorma Uotinen is playing the spider - I still get the chills in my spine from his dance. While the actors playing animals may look clumsy and unreal, I ..."

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Finland's official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards.

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📖 Synopsis

The fairy Illusia and the goblin Pessi meet. Pessi, who has only recently become independent, is a member of the Pessimists' family. They are proud of their practical and sensible attitude to life. Illusia's father, on the other h...