The boys was Vesa-Matti Loir’s film breakdown Vesa-Matti Loir, who became a Finnish legend.
The 1962 Boys movie was a breakthrough in Vesa-Matti Loir. General
In 1962, Mikko Niskanen directed his first work Boysmovie, featuring only 17-year-old Vesa-Matti Loiri. His performance Jaakko Hoikka was one of Loir’s most important roles – and the starting point for his historically diverse career. The work is also considered one of the best director Niskanen.
Boys Based on the novel of the same name from Paavo Rintala from 1958. It is based on the author’s own memories and tells about the life of the Oulu boys during the Continuation War.
Boys was made in the early 1960s, when the war and its effects on the national and individual level were still in fresh memory. National Audiovisual Institute So describe how in the early scene, the German alpine icebergs marched to the city in the spring of 1941. Teenagers are excited about them. At that point, the ideal of young boys and the era was still war. The atmosphere is different when the Germans leave the city four years later.
Loiri played a role in the sons of Jaakko Hoika, and Liisa Nevalainen saw the role of her mother. General
The key to the story is Loirin Jake, who faces difficult things during the war years. He plays a touching role and also a dangerous stunt at the end of the movie. Loiri received the Jussi Prize for his role.
Niskanen changed the end of Rintala’s novel and the order of events, but in the film the idea remains the same: the war is out and nothing is unchanged.
Huge career
Loir’s acting career lasted for about 60 years. In addition, multi -virtuoso became known as a musician, comedian, singer and athlete.
BoysAfter the movie, Loiri went to the army and then studied at the Theater School from 1963 to 1966. During the same decade, he also acted at the Finnish Broadcasting Company’s TV Theater and became known as a comedian in the TV series Overtime.
After the studies, the young actor was attached directly to the Helsinki City Theater. From 1971 to 1977 he acted at the Turku City Theater. At the age of 21 At the Lapland Opera.
Loir’s music hobby also became a profession in the early 1970s when he began to record as a jazz fluttering and singer. The musical breakthrough occurred in 1978 Eino Leino with the album. Loiri also represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 Flute. In 2014 Loiri was involved Life only in the series.
Loiri appeared in Spede Pasanen’s films and TV series, which developed the legendary figure of Uuno Turhapuro. Numerous Turhapuro films were made from 1973 to 2004.
Dreams of a career as a top athlete Loiri had to abandon after a difficult choice: but the theater school won from football. In addition, Loir’s heart was mainly water polo, handball, hockey, boxing and billiards.
Loiri, who died in 2022, received numerous film, television and music prizes in his career.
The Boys movie will be seen at Yle Teema Fem on Saturday July 12th. at 21.10.
The Boy movie is based on a novel by Paavo Rintala of the same name. General