A Time of Roses

A Time of Roses

108 mins | Science Fiction | Feb. 7, 1969

In the year 2011, historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model, Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki

A Time of Roses

108 mins | Science Fiction | Feb. 7, 1969

A Time of Roses
In the year 2011, historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model, Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Filminor
Original title Ruusujen aika
Directors Risto Jarva
Writers Peter von Bagh, Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Risto Jarva

Cast

Arto Tuominen

as Raimo Lappalainen

Ritva Vepsä

as Saara Turunen / Kisse Haavisto

Tarja Markus

as Anu Huotari

Eila Pehkonen

as Head of History Institute

Hilkka Kesti

as Dancer

Allan A. Pyykkö

as Scientist

Matti Lehtelä

as Photographer