Da Capo
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Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not so much a narration of his childhood and early years, as an attempt to artistically show what was happening inside his psyche during that time. Literally sold to a master teacher, Sergei Rippas (Tarmo Manni) by his mother when he was still a child, the violin prodigy was forcefully and strictly raised to practice, practice, and perfect his technique. Once an adult, Arsi finds a way to escape the rigors of a U.S. tour and drowns his overworked self in drink, or seeks out one-night stands, or otherwise lets off steam. The tightly-wound spring that has been coiled since he was forced into his grueling training and work sessions -- shown through symbolic images -- eventually snaps in a healthy way, freeing Arsi at last to continue on, simply for the love of music.
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Raimo Karppinen
Arto Arsi
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Jan Söderblom
Arto Arsi as a child
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Katinka Faragó
Christa Reusch
Pirjo Honkasalo
Tarmo Manni
Sergei Rippas
Known for
The Unknown Soldier
Pekka Lehto
Pirkko Saisio
Known for
Nightborn
Gandhi Bob Arrollo
Rea Mauranen
Suvi Ekman
Known for
Deadwind
Berndt Frithiof
Heimo Haitto
Pekka Lehto Director · Pirjo Honkasalo Director Heimo Haitto Story
Director
Pekka Lehto
Director Screenplay Editor
Pirjo Honkasalo
Story
Heimo Haitto
Story
Eva Haitto
Composer
Atso Almila
Cinematographer
Kari Sohlberg
Cinematographer
Lars Karlsson
Editor
Antonia Dubravka Carnerud
Editor
Tuula Mehtonen
Production designer
Pentti Valkeasuo
Production designer
Mikko Kurenniemi
Production designer
Gail Humphreys
Costume designer
Päivi Tiura
First release May 16, 1985 · Produced in Finland, Sweden · Production Finnish Film Foundation, Svenska Filminstitutet
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FilmTeknik
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Finnish Film Foundation
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Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Sandrews
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YLE
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P-Kino
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Finland · Sweden
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Original language
Finnish
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Finnish
Release dates
France · May 16, 1985
Cannes Film Festival
Finland · August 16, 1985
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No release date listed for United States.
Sweden
August 16, 1985
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