Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin (1983)
April is the Cruelest of Months is a 1983 film directed by Suvi-Marja Korvenheimo, also known as Anssi Mänttäri, and the final part of the Korvenheimo trilogy. It was named after the first verse of T. S. Eliot's poem series The Waste Land. The film, shot in ten days, is a satire on the candles of Finnish culture.
Director: Anssi Mänttäri
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Antti Litja as Olli |
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Markku Toikka as Unto |
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Paavo Piskonen as Leevi |
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Rea Mauranen as Woman with Heart |
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Liisa Halonen as Raija |
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Mikko Majanlahti as Mikkonen, professor of arts |
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Olli Tuominen as Critic Vehviläinen |
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Aki Kaurismäki as Ville Alfa |
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Ville Piskonen as Jussi - Olli's and Raija's Son |
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Riitta Havukainen as Maj-Lis |
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Ann-Cathrine Fröjdö as Pia |
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Hannele Laaksonen as Maija |
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Svante Korkiakoski as Councilor of Cultural Affairs |
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Jussi Parviainen as Future Critic |
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Matti Pellonpää as kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi |
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Pekka Saaristo as Engineer |
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Vieno Saaristo as Sari's Mother |
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Päivi Istala as radiotoimittaja |
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Jone Takamäki as konstaapeli |
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Heikki Peltonen as Mertsi, tuottaja |
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Juhani Kumpulainen as tarjoilija |
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Lars Lindberg as asunnon omistaja |
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Kirsti Otsamo as iso vaalea nainen |
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Virve Kauste as vieras nainen |
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Riitta Havukainen as Maj-Lis, kesälomalla |
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Pauli Virtanen as Ola, Mikkosen lähin mies |
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Ilkka Kylävaara as Martti, Sarin isä |
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Asmo Hurula as mies pullolla |
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Juuso Hirvikangas as ymmärtämättömän naisen vaalea poikaystävä |
| Production | Anssi Mänttäri | Producer |
| Sound | J. Karjalainen | Music |
| Editing | Mika Kaurismäki | Editor |
| Sound | Tuomo Kattilakoski | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Anssi Mänttäri | Director |
| Camera | Eero Salmenhaara | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Anssi Mänttäri | Writer |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Harri Laakso | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Risto Laasonen | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Heikki Katajisto | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Eero Haapaniemi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ville Mäkelä | Assistant Camera |
