"The Young Miller"
Nuori mylläri (Den unga mjölnaren)
Molodoj mel'nik (Russian title)
Le jeune meunier (French title)
Der junge Müller (German title)

Finland 1958 colour 90min Suomi-Filmi Oy

*½

Musical, romance, comedy

cast: Martti Kuningas (The miller Pentti Mäkinen), Teija Sopanen (Hilkka), Senni Nieminen (Maija), Matti Lehtelä (Mooses Myrkky), Elvi Saarnio (Sohvi), Artturi Laakso (Luukas), Jalmari Parikka (Iisakki Hirmu), Paavo Jännes (old Pentti), Leni Katajakoski (Sirkka), Ritva Vepsä (Laila), Ville-Veikko Salminen (Jussi)
credits: dir. Valentin Vaala (also script with Usko Kemppi), music Harry Bergström, based on a story by Maiju Lassila, prod. Risto Orko

A light comedy about a young man who moves back to a village where his father was once a miller. Because the old miller had no wife and he was sorry for his son he left him a big inheritance. His son just doesn't know this.

The colours of the film are rich as the life on the country side years ago. The film is full of funny characters, pretty girls etc. but years haven't been good for it. It seems so very old today. Filmed in Sovcolor.

TRIVIA: Teija Sopanen was a popular face in Finnish televison world. She has won over ten Telvis prizes.

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