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Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro

1975 · 86 min

A breezy, silly farce of a layabout dodging work, carried by broad slapstick and cheeky charm rather than plot.

Overview: Uuno is unemployed and his friends try to arrange a job for him. With his imagination, though, and the help of Härski Hartikainen (Spede Pasanen), he somehow manages to avoid all work, until he becomes what he has always dreamt of being - a film star. Uuno's father-in-law has other plans for his occupation, though: since Uuno knows the Dandelion, he has potential for a professor of botany.

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
identity
family
ambition
class
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Ere Kokkonen
Written by: Spede Pasanen
Starring: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Marjatta Raita, Spede Pasanen, Vappu Jurkka, Ere Kokkonen, Jyrki Kovaleff, Juhani Kumpulainen, Seppo Laine
Music: Jaakko Salo
Cinematography: Kari Sohlberg
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish

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