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Portraits of Women
Portraits of Women

Portraits of Women

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Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in late 1960s Finland, notorious for a graphic long shot of his penis pointing northeast.

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Budget

$120815

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

06 February 1970

Country

Finland

Cast

Jörn Donner

Jörn Donner

Pertti 'Pertsa'

Ritva Vepsä

Ritva Vepsä

Saara Suominen

Kirsti Wallasvaara

Kirsti Wallasvaara

Liisa

Aarre Elo

Aarre Elo

Jussi

Marianne Holmström

Marianne Holmström

Ulla Carlsson

Henrik Granö

Henrik Granö

Sven Pettersson

Jaakko Talaskivi

Jaakko Talaskivi

Peter von Spaak (uncredited)

Lennart Lauramaa

Lennart Lauramaa

Producer (uncredited)

Hannu Oravisto

Hannu Oravisto

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Heli Sakki

Heli Sakki

Actress (uncredited)

Pirjo Honkasalo

Pirjo Honkasalo

Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Anssi Mänttäri

Anssi Mänttäri

Special Effects Man (uncredited)

Jukka Sipilä

Jukka Sipilä

Real Estate Broker (uncredited)

Helena Mäkelä

Helena Mäkelä

Reporter (uncredited)

Henrik Lax

Henrik Lax

Mayor (uncredited)

Aimo Paapio

Aimo Paapio

Ulla's Father (uncredited)

Elvi Saarnio

Elvi Saarnio

Ulla's Mother (uncredited)

Päivi Hartzell

Päivi Hartzell

Woman on Dock (uncredited)

Liisa Helminen

Liisa Helminen

Woman on Dock (uncredited)

Paul Brück

Paul Brück

Man on Dock (uncredited)

Juhani Kumpulainen

Juhani Kumpulainen

Bailiff (uncredited)

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