B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.2 / 100
1999Comedy / Drama / Romance1h 18m
JUHA
A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.
Above the Line
Aki Kaurismäki·DirectorAki Kaurismäki·ScreenplayJuhani Aho·NovelTimo Salminen·Director of PhotographyAnssi Tikanmäki·Original Music ComposerAki Kaurismäki·Editor
Cast
Sakari Kuosmanen·JuhaKati Outinen·MarjaAndré Wilms·ShemeikkaElina Salo·Shemeikka's SisterMarkku Peltola·DriverEsko Nikkari·Police ChiefOna Kamu·Shemeikka's WomanOuti Mäenpää·Shemeikka's WomanTuire Tuomisto·Shemeikka's WomanTatjana Solovjova·Dancer
Full Crew(30 credits)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Aki Kaurismäki·DirectorHaije Alanoja·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Aki Kaurismäki·ScreenplayJuhani Aho·Novel
Camera· 4
Timo Salminen·Director of PhotographyHeikki Färm·"B" Camera OperatorHeikki Färm·Assistant CameraMalla Hukkanen·Still Photographer
Editing· 4
Aki Kaurismäki·EditorTellervo Savela·Assistant EditorPäivi Issakainen·Negative CutterTimo Nousiainen·Colorist
Sound & Music· 3
Anssi Tikanmäki·Original Music ComposerTom Forsström·Sound Re-Recording MixerRiku Niemi·Conductor
Art & Design· 5
Markku Pätilä·Production DesignJukka Salmi·Production DesignMalla Hukkanen·Costume DesignJan-Eric Nyström·Title DesignerNadja Delcos·Makeup Artist
Production· 6
Aki Kaurismäki·ProducerJukka Jalkanen·Location ManagerIlkka Mertsola·Production ManagerHaije Alanoja·Production SecretarySinikka Usvamaa·AccountantJaakko Talaskivi·Unit Manager
Other Departments· 4
Olli Varja·GafferOlavi Tuomi·GafferRisto Laasonen·GafferLauri Tomminen·Gaffer
By the Numbers
68.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
40%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION
A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Juha's key art.
Dominant Palette
3 colors
#4A4A4A
#FFFFFF
#A9A9A9
Mood
Serious
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic
“A black and white image shows a man and a woman on a motorcycle. The man in the foreground wears a black helmet and a plaid jacket with two pockets. The woman b”
romancedrama
Key Elements
MotorcycleHelmetsPlaid JacketSweater
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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