Lyrics and Lace

Lyrics and Lace

85 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 13, 1992

Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays one of these ungainly beings, a man whose last published work is decades in the past, who probably hasn't written anything in years, but who still has an uncanny knack for precise observation, "pinning the tail on the donkey" almost every time. In the movie, the poet, accompanied by his young assistant, takes a minor celebrity's swaggering tour of small cultural centers and retirement homes.

Lyrics and Lace

85 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 13, 1992

Lyrics and Lace
Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays one of these ungainly beings, a man whose last published work is decades in the past, who probably hasn't written anything in years, but who still has an uncanny knack for precise observation, "pinning the tail on the donkey" almost every time. In the movie, the poet, accompanied by his young assistant, takes a minor celebrity's swaggering tour of small cultural centers and retirement homes.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers FilmTeknik, Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Dada-Filmi Oy
Original title Pilkkuja ja pikkuhousuja
Directors Nadja Pyykkö, Matti Ijäs
Writers Heikki Reivilä, Matti Ijäs

Cast

Paavo Pentikäinen

as Tauno Lintunen

Mikko Reitala

as Tomi Rusko

Kristiina Elstelä

as Eveliina

Irma Junnilainen

as Vackra-Anneli

Liisa Mustonen

as Virve

Marja Packalén

as Kaarina

Aake Kalliala

as Antton - Eveliina's Brother

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

as Näremäki

Martti Kaukanen

as Eveliina's Brother

Esko Hukkanen

as Romponen

Risto Tuorila

as Editorial Chief Kuronen

Mirja Pyykkö

as Interviewer

Elvi Saarnio

as Old Lady

Tauno Lehtihalmes

as Old Lady's Husband

Martti Kainulainen

as Mugger

Paavo Rehula

as Mugger

Satu Silvo

as Vamp

Veikko Tiitinen

as Man in Maestro's House

Risto Salmi

as Salvationist

Sari Havas

as Secretary in the Recording Studio

Pekka Huotari

as Hotel Clerk

Turo Pajala

as Hotel Clerk