Sibelius (film)
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Sibelius is a 2003
Finnish
film
biography
of Jean Sibelius
directed and written by Timo Koivusalo
. It is the first full-length feature film about the famous composer
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2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...
directed and written by Timo Koivusalo
Timo Koivusalo
Timo Johannes Koivusalo is a Finnish actor, director, writer, columnist, composer and musician. His most successful film to date was Työnnän syvälle kammioon, which debuted in the movie theaters in 2001....
. It is the first full-length feature film about the famous composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Cast
- Martti SuosaloMartti SuosaloMartti Juhani Suosalo is a Finnish actor and singer.Suosalo began his career in 1986 appearing on a mini TV series...
as Jean SibeliusJean SibeliusJean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."... - Heikki NousiainenHeikki NousiainenHeikki Nousiainen is a Finnish film actor.Nousiainen entered film in 1971 as both a director and actor in Saatanan radikaalit and has made over 40 Finnish film and TV appearances to date...
as Ben Haenni - Miina TurunenMiina TurunenMiina Turunen is a Finnish actress.Tururen began acting in 1996 starring in the film Sirpaleita and starred in the 2003 film Sibelius working with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo and actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen and Seela Sella.-Filmography:*NDA - Salassapitosopimus .......
as Aino SibeliusAino SibeliusAino Sibelius was the wife of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. They lived most of their 65 years of married life at their home Ainola near Lake Tuusula, Järvenpää, Finland... - Seela SellaSeela SellaSeela Maini Marjatta Sella is a Finnish film actress. She was born in Tampere, Finland.During her career, which has spanned more than 40 years to date, Seela Sella has had roles in productions at the Finnish National Theatre, the TTT-Theatre, the Tampere Comedy Theatre, etc and has made almost 35...
as Old Aino - Vesa VierikkoVesa VierikkoVesa Tapio Vierikko is a Finnish actor.Vierikko began acting in 1978 on television working consistently throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He starred in the 2003 film Sibelius working with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo and actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen and Seela Sella and Miina...
as Robert KajanusRobert KajanusRobert Kajanus was a Finnish conductor and composer of Swedish descent.-Life:Robert Kajanus was the most prominent Finnish composer before Jean Sibelius. His music drew on the folk legends of the Finnish people... - Raimo GrönbergRaimo GrönbergRaimo Grönberg is a Finnish actor whose career has mainly based on television.Vierikko began acting in 1978 on television working consistently throughout the 1980s and 1990s appearin in a number of TV series...
as Martin Wegelius - Jarmo MäkinenJarmo MäkinenJarmo Mäkinen is a Finnish actor.Mäkinen began acting in 1989 on television working consistently throughout the 1990s appearing in several films and TV series mostly notably in Vita lögner which he starred in 27 episodes in 1999...
as Akseli Gallen-KallelaAkseli Gallen-KallelaAkseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic . His work was considered very important for the Finnish national identity... - Tapani KalliomäkiTapani KalliomäkiTapani Kalliomäki is a Finnish stage and film actor.Kalliomäki graduated from Finnish Helsinki theatre academy in 1997. His teachers in the academy were for example Kari Heiskanen, Kari Väänänen and Vesa Vierikko. Kalliomäki began his career in theatre in the late 1980s as a stage actor...
as Armas JärnefeltArmas JärnefeltEdvard Armas Järnefelt , was a Finnish composer and conductor.Armas Järnefelt was born in Vyborg, in the Grand Duchy of Finland, the son of general August Aleksander Järnefelt and Elisabeth Järnefelt . His siblings were Kasper, Arvid, Erik, Ellida, Ellen, Aino, Hilja and Sigrid... - Kunto OjansivuKunto OjansivuKunto Ojansivu is a Finnish television actor who has appeared in several Finnish films.Ojansivu made his debut on TV in 1989, appearing in a number of TV series in the 1990s....
as Adolf PaulAdolf PaulAdolf Paul was a writer in the German, Swedish, and Finnish languages... - Rea MauranenRea MauranenRea Mauranen is a Finnish television actress who has appeared in several Finnish films.Mauranen made her debut on TV in 1974, and has worked consistently ever since mostly appearing on Finnish television...
as Maria Sibelius - Kirsi Tarvainen as Linda Sibelius
- Christian Sandström as Christian Sibelius
- Erkki Ruokokoski as Uncle Pehr
- Eija Nousiainen as Elisabeth JärnefeltElisabeth JärnefeltElisabeth Järnefelt was known as mother of Finnish art and culture....
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