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The Life of Aleksis Kivi(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-01-18
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Time: 1h 45m
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Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, "Seven Brothers/Seitsemän veljestä". Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.
Languages: Finnish.
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Seppä Callahanin Filmimaailma
Movie: The Life of Aleksis Kivi
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Jari Salmi
Emil Nervander
Karoliina Kudjoi
Albina Palmqvist
Veikko Sinisalo
Eerikki Stenvall
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Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, "Seven Brothers/Seitsemän veljestä". Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.
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