Olympian Holiday
Loma (Solskenande/ Semestermissen)
Ferieforviklinger (Norwegian title)
Les vacances (French title)
Urlaub (German title)

Finland 1976 colour 113min Filminor Oy

****

Drama, comedy

cast: Antti Litja (Aimo Niemi), Tuula Nyman (Marjukka Notkola), Eija Poikkinen (mysterious woman), Jukka Sipilä (Jukka Keskinen), Helena Notkonen (Seija Keskinen), Hannele Lauri (Brita), Ritva Vepsä, Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, Georges Copeloussis
credits: dir. Risto Jarva (also edit with Matti Kuortti and script with Jussi Kylätasku and Kullervo Kukkasjärvi)

A shy Finnish man takes a vaction and plans a trip to winter Olympics. Somehow he ends up on an island where's no snow but a lot of sunshine. Well, one must take what one gets. If you don't have proper clothes for swimming etc., you can always... use your imagination.

Lots of hilarious moments but not much of talking. Antti Litja is perfect as the shy Finn and Eija Poikkinen is just lovely as the mysterious woman who catches his eye on this bizarre trip. A brilliant movie by Mr. Jarva.

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