The Saimaa Gesture
| The Saimaa Gesture | |
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Juice Leskinen Slam | |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
The Saimaa Gesture (
Lake Saimaa
.
The film
The film was shot from 31 May to 7 June on the 1981 "Tuuliajolla" tour by groups
Juice Leskinen Slam
. The Saimaa Gesture features artist interviews, more than 20 live performances and several acoustic songs filmed aboard the steamer.
The original title Saimaa-ilmiö is an adaptation of the Finnish translation of the 1979 thriller film The China Syndrome (Finnish: Kiina-ilmiö). It could have been further inspired by the Eppu Normaali song, Suomi-ilimö, which was named similarly.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album Tuuliajolla was released by Poko Rekords. It was re-released on CD in 1993 and 2007.[1]
References
- ^ Tuuliajolla Discogs. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
External links
- The Saimaa Gesture Aki Kaurismäki Filmography
- Unplugged song from the film YouTube
- The Saimaa Gesture at IMDb
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