The Grump (Finnish: Mielensäpahoittaja) is a 2014 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski, in which the main character is The Grump, a cranky old man, created by the Finnish author Tuomas Kyrö.
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| Directed by | Dome Karukoski |
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| Based on | Mielensäpahoittaja by Tuomas Kyrö |
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| Cinematography | Pini Hellstedt |
| Edited by | Harri Ylönen |
| Music by | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson |
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Running time | 104 minutes[2] |
| Country | Finland |
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The Grump was selected to compete for the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It is based on a 2014 novel by Kyrö, the third volume by the author, in which this character appears.
The film stars Antti Litja as Mielensäpahoittaja a.k.a. the Grump, Petra Frey, Mari Perankoski, and Iikka Forss. The film tells the story about a stubbornly traditional eighty-year-old farmer — whose social attitudes verge on the prehistoric — raises hell when he is forced to move in with his sadsack, city-dwelling son and successful daughter-in-law.[2][4]
Cast
edit- Antti Litja as the Grump (a.k.a. Mielensäpahoittaja)
- Petra Frey as his missus
- Mari Perankoski as the daughter-in-law
- Iikka Forss as the Grump's son
- Viktor Drevitski as Sergei
- Kari Ketonen as Sakke Intonen
- Mikko Neuvonen as Stinde
- Bruno Puolakainen as Tarasenko
- Janne Reinikainen as Dr. Kiminkinen
- Alina Tomnikov as Ldujmila
Reception
editOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews.[5]
Sequels
editThe Grump film series continued with the 2018 release of Happier Times, Grump, directed by Tiina Lymi. In this installment, Heikki Kinnunen replaced Antti Litja in the lead role due to Litja's illness and retirement.[6]
Kinnunen reprised his role in the 2022 film The Grump: In Search of an Escort, directed by Mika Kaurismäki and also in Long Good Thursday.[7]
References
edit- ^ "TIFF.net | the Grump". www.tiff.net. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b "The Grump". TIFF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Karukoski's Latest Triumph Set for Toronto Premiere". Cinema Scandinavia. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "The Grump (Mielensäpahoittaja) (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Tältä näyttää Heikki Kinnunen Mielensäpahoittajana – leffan traileri julki" (in Finnish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Uuden Mielensäpahoittaja-leffan ohjaajaksi Mika Kaurismäki – nyt etsitään Escortia". Iltalehti. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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