Move over The Artist, there’s a new black-and-white silent-movie pastiche in town. Given his characters’ penchant for monosyllabism, it’s surprising it took Kaurismäki so long to make a silent film.
Stunningly shot by Timo Salminen, this wistful melodrama is a stylistic triumph of parodic affection. –Mubi
Cast: Sakari Kuosmanen, Kati Outinen, André Wilms, Markku Peltola, Elina Salo, Ona Kamu, Outi Mäenpää
Juha is a silent film shot in black-and-white with dialogue in the form of intertitles. Special release prints with titles in several different languages were produced for international distribution.
About this movie
Title: Juha (1999)
Directed by: Aki Kaurismaki
Date of birth: 4 April 1957, Orimattila, Finland
Writing credits: Aki Kaurismaki, Juhani Aho (novel)
Music: Anssi Tikanmäki
Year: 1999
Country: Finland
Language: Silent
Color: Color
Runtime: 78 min.