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The Last Wedding
The Last Wedding
	Original Finnish film poster
Directed by	Markku Pölönen
Written by	Markku Pölönen
Based on	Kivenpyörittäjän kylä by Heikki Turunen
Starring	Martti Suosalo
Release date	17 February 1995;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	FIM 5,970,646

The Last Wedding (Finnish: Kivenpyörittäjän kylä) is a 1995 Finnish comedy film directed by Markku Pölönen.^[2] It tells the story of Pekka, who arrives with his family from Sweden to his childhood village in North Karelia, whose residents are preparing for a wedding celebration. The film is based on the 1976 novel by Heikki Turunen.^[3]^[1]

The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[4]^[5]

Cast

Martti Suosalo as Pekka
Henrika Andersson as Meeri
Matti Varjo as Eljas
Tanja Kortelainen as Jaana
Jarmo Mäkinen as The Rockroller
Rauha Valkonen as Linnea

References

^ ^a ^b "Kivenpyörittäjän kylä". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "The Last Wedding". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Kivenpyörittäjän kylä (1995)". FilmGoer (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.