Ripa Hits the Skids (Finnish: Ripa ruostuu) is a 1993 Finnish comedy film directed by Christian Lindblad. It tells the story of Ripa, a young film director whose life seems to be going downhill all the time. Ripa, in debt and alcoholic, meets a beautiful young woman, Tiina, with whom he starts dating, but the relationship is full of problems, and the lenders and the police chasing him do not exactly make the difficult everyday life any easier.[1]
| Ripa Hits the Skids | |
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 Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Christian Lindblad |
| Written by | Christian Lindblad |
| Starring | Sam Huber |
| Cinematography | Ilkka Ruuhijärvi |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
The film was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Sam Huber as Ripa
- Mari Vainio as Tiina
- Merja Larivaara as Pirjo
- Leena Uotila as Irma
- Leo Raivio as Antti
- Kari Väänänen as Lynkkynen
- Jussi Lampi as Lindgren
- Vesa-Matti Loiri as Father
- Christian Lindblad as Keränen
- Minna Pirilä as Beauty
- Jukka Pitkänen as Jaatinen
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ripa ruostuu". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "18th Moscow International Film Festival (1993)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Frook, John Evan (30 November 1993). "Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
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