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Lyrics and Lace

Lyrics and Lace

A comedy of sexual peccadilloes
Nov 06, 1992 1h 25m
4.5
6 votes

Synopsis

Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays one of these ungainly beings, a man whose last published work is decades in the past, who probably hasn't written anything in years, but who still has an uncanny knack for precise observation, "pinning the tail on the donkey" almost every time. In the movie, the poet, accompanied by his young assistant, takes a minor celebrity's swaggering tour of small cultural centers and retirement homes.

Title Lyrics and Lace
Companies Dada-Filmi, FilmTeknik, Svenska Filminstitutet
Countries Finland, Sweden
Keywords
Paavo Pentikäinen

Paavo Pentikäinen

Tauno Lintunen
Irma Junnilainen

Irma Junnilainen

Vackra-Anneli
Aake Kalliala

Aake Kalliala

Antton - Eveliina's Brother
Martti Kaukanen

Martti Kaukanen

Eveliina's Brother
Risto Tuorila

Risto Tuorila

Editorial Chief Kuronen
Mirja Pyykkö

Mirja Pyykkö

Interviewer
Tauno Lehtihalmes

Tauno Lehtihalmes

Old Lady's Husband
Veikko Tiitinen

Veikko Tiitinen

Man in Maestro's House
Risto Salmi

Risto Salmi

Salvationist
Sari Havas

Sari Havas

Secretary in the Recording Studio
Pekka Huotari

Pekka Huotari

Hotel Clerk
Turo Pajala

Turo Pajala

Hotel Clerk

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