Light Melody
| Light Melody | |
|---|---|
| Finnish | Kirkastuva sävel |
| Directed by | Edvin Laine |
| Written by | Olavi Veistäjä |
| Produced by | T.J. Särkkä |
| Starring | Kalle Ruusunen Veli-Matti Kaitala Ruth Luoma-aho |
| Cinematography | Felix Forsman Kalle Peronkoski |
| Edited by | Armas Vallasvuo |
| Music by | Heikki Aaltoila |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Suomen Filmiteollisuus |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Light Melody (Finnish: Kirkastuva sävel) is a 1946 Finnish musical comedy-drama film directed by Edvin Laine and starring Kalle Ruusunen, Veli-Matti Kaitala and Ruth Luoma-aho.[1][2][3]
Partial cast
- Kalle Ruusunen as Eero Merjanen
- Veli-Matti Kaitala as Martti Merjanen
- Ruth Luoma-aho as Marja Blomqvist
- Rauha Rentola as Vappu
- Doris Hovimaa as Carmen
- Aku Korhonen as Peter Blomqvist
- Uuno Laakso as Vippi-Julle
- Jalmari Rinne as Opera manager
- Heikki Aaltoila as Conductor
- Litja Ilmari as Stina Malm
- Kalle Viherpuu as Peltonen
- Matti Aulos as Heikkinen
- Pirkko Raitio as Mrs. Häkkinen
- Kaisu Leppänen as Raili Salmio
- Gunnar Calenius as Heinämaa
- Ossi Korhonen as Pawnbroker
- Joel Asikainen as Singer in restaurant
- Pentti Viljanen as Auctioneer
- Vili Järe as Stage manager
- Vilho Jauhiainen
- Tarmo Manni as Raili's companion
References
- ^ Hammer p.116
- ^ Pajukallio, Arto [in Finnish] (28 April 2022). "Elokuva-arvio: Kirkastuva sävel poikkeaa muiden 40-luvun elokuvien kankeista arvoista" [Film review: The Glorified Melody stands apart from the stiff values of other 1940s films]. Seura (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Kirkastuva sävel" [The Glorified Melody]. Finna (in Finnish). National Library of Finland. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
Bibliography
- Tad Bentley Hammer. International film prizes: an encyclopedia. Garland, 1991.
External links
- Light Melody at IMDb
- Light Melody at the Elonet film database (in Finnish) – includes the full film, available to stream for free