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The Wedding Waltz

1988 · 56 min

A gentle, wry slice of life where grown men dodge responsibility with deadpan charm and small-town warmth.

Directed by
Matti Ijäs
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Vesa Vierikko, Sulevi Peltola, Markku Maalismaa
Overview
Viltteri, a balding guy in his thirties living in rural northern Finland, is hopelessly clueless about his new role as a married man and the father of a newborn son. A perfect escape from family responsibilities is having to get his old Hillman Minx repaired and inspected for road-worthiness, with a little help from an eccentric bunch of friends who never seem to have grown up either.

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Directed by
Matti Ijäs
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Vesa Vierikko, Sulevi Peltola, Markku Maalismaa
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • friendship
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Matti Ijäs
Written by
Timo Torikka, Matti Ijäs
Starring
Vesa Vierikko, Sulevi Peltola, Markku Maalismaa, Taneli Mäkelä, Kaija Pakarinen, Tuula Nyman, Veikko Kerttula, Taisto Aho
Music
Antti Hytti
Cinematography
Pauli Sipiläinen
Runtime
56 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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