Juha and Marja are living together until young Shemeikka shows up, tempts Marja and together they escape leaving Juha alone to his cottage.
The first filming of Juhani Aho's classic novel is told with the greatest emotion. There are only few lines but the silence speaks more than enough. Specially the slow scenes in the end make feelings boil.
"Juha" is a study of weak human nature; in the story every character is guilty of something. Nyrki Tapiovaara's handling is so strong that one can't believe this really is his first piece of work. Aki Kaurismäki's modern silent version from 1999 is also very interesting.
The first filming of Juhani Aho's classic novel is told with the greatest emotion. There are only few lines but the silence speaks more than enough. Specially the slow scenes in the end make feelings boil.
"Juha" is a study of weak human nature; in the story every character is guilty of something. Nyrki Tapiovaara's handling is so strong that one can't believe this really is his first piece of work. Aki Kaurismäki's modern silent version from 1999 is also very interesting.