Hilja maitotyttö

Hilja maitotyttö
Hilja maitotyttö
	US film poster
Directed by	T. J. Särkkä
Written by	Juha Nevalainen
Based on	Hilja the Milkmaid; by Johannes Linnankoski
Produced by	T. J. Särkkä
Starring	Anneli Sauli; Saulo Haarla; Tauno Palo
Music by	Harry Bergström
Release date	1953;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	FIM 9,276,733

Hilja maitotyttö (English translation The Milkmaid) is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by T. J. Särkkä, and starred Anneli Sauli, Saulo Haarla and Tauno Palo. A film is based on the 1913 short story "Hilja the Milkmaid" by Johannes Linnankoski.^[1] When it premiered in Finland, the film caused a stir and controversy due to its eroticism and the rape scene included in the story; however, the erotic content guaranteed the sale of the film to a dozen other countries.^[2]

Cast

Anneli Sauli as Hilja, a milk maid
Saulo Haarla as Yrjö, a high school graduate
Tauno Palo as Kalevi, a householder
Laina Laine as Hilja's mother
Kirsti Ortola as Katri, a cattle girl

The film's director is seen in a cameo role as a summer guest on the dance stage.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hilja - maitotyttö". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Pajukallio, Arto: Elokuvat. Helsingin Sanomat 4.7.2012, s. B 13.

External links

Hilja maitotyttö at AllMovie
Hilja maitotyttö at IMDb

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[elonet-1] "Hilja - maitotyttö". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[2] Pajukallio, Arto: Elokuvat. Helsingin Sanomat 4.7.2012, s. B 13.

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