Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Irma Seikkula, Leena Häkinen, Erkki Viljos, Jussi Jurkka, Sirkka-Liisa Wilén, Leif Wager
Crew: Aino Räsänen (Novel), August Lindström (Production Design), Einar Englund (Original Music Composer), Lasse Pöysti (Screenplay), Lasse Pöysti (Director), Mauno Mäkelä (Producer)
Country: Finland
Language: suomi
Studio: Fennada-Filmi
Runtime: 91 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 30, 1951
IMDb: 4
Keywords:based on novel or book, finnish winter war
