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Pekka Puup (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Pekka Puup' (, also 'Pete Blockhead' in English translation)[https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_107870 Pekka Puup] Elonet (in Finnish) is a 1953 Finnish comedy film directed by Ville Salminen and starring Esa Pakarinen, Masa Niemi and Siiri Angerkoski. It is the first film of the 'Pekka and Ptk' film series based on the comics by the same name created by Ola Fogelberg.
The film was largely made on the same sets as 'Esa "Flies" to Kuopio', which came out in the same year and was also directed by Ville Salminen. Esa Pakarinen also wore exactly the same basic costume in every 'Pekka and Ptk' film. The film was shot in the winter and spring of 1953 and its production costs were 6,7 million Finnish marks.
Although not much was expected from the movie based on the comic book, it was surprisingly successful, which led to twelve sequels.Arto Pajukallio: 'Elokuvat', p. D 7. 'Helsingin Sanomat', 10 January 2012. (in Finnish) On television, the film was shown in 1965 on the Yle TV1 channel and it was watched by 1,6 million viewers. Hovewer, critics have never appreciated the loved film by the audience, let alone its sequels. Today critics consider that the "slapstick movie" has only nostalgic values, nothing more.'Pivn elokuvia', p. 17. 'Tv-maailma', 1/2012. (in Finnish) Many critics turned their mocking into "art" and used the most imaginative puns and metaphors.[https://mesta.net/tanaan-tvssa-kotimainen-halpiskomedia-sisalsi-kuolemattomia-kohtauksia-sisalsi-piikin-kriitikoille/ Tnn TV:ss: Kotimainen halpiskomedia sislsi kuolemattomia kohtauksia ja piikin kriitikoille] Mesta.net (in Finnish) Also, despite appearing in the film and its sequels as well, the actress Siiri Angerkoski never appreciated these films but considered them "idle-day nonsense".[https://kotiliesi.fi/ihmiset-ja-ilmiot/ihmiset/siiri-angerkoski/ Kansa nauroi, Siiri Angerkoski ei: Justiinaa nytellyt Angerkoski piti Puup-elokuvia tyhjnpivisen hlynplyn lue komediennen traaginen elmntarina] 'Kotiliesi' (in Finnish)
Plot
) and Pekka Puup (Esa Pakarinen) trying to take care of baby in the film.
Mrs. Justiina Puup (Siiri Angerkoski) goes to visit her relatives and leaves her husband Pekka Puup (Pekka Puup) to be a housekeeper in Helsinki. Pekka and his best friend Ptk (Masa Niemi) immediately start thinking about plans to earn money, because Justiina has not left Pekka any money but has done huge grocery shopping in advance. In the beginning, Pekka and Ptk sell all the food door to door, and then with the money they earn, they place an advertisement in the newspaper about "Pekka Puup's kindergarten". At the same time, a petty criminal named Petteri (ke Lindman) steals a millionaire's (Arvo Lehesmaa) baby. He flees the scene in a taxi, whose driver Erkki Saarikivi (Tapio Rautavaara) is unaware of his client's criminal activities. Seeing the police, Petteri runs away to an apartment building and hides the baby in Puup's apartment. Saarikivi follows because Petteri didn't pay for his trip, but Petteri knocks the taxi driver unconscious and hides him in the apartment next door. When Pekka and Ptk come home and find the baby, they imagine their nursery getting its first customer with the newspaper advertisement. Their neighbor Miss Ritva Ranta (Tuija Halonen), on the other hand, is horrified when she finds an unconscious Saarikivi in her apartment, but after clearing up misunderstandings, the two end up on a date.
Pekka and Ptk's childcare methods turn out to be unnecessarily eccentric and inexperienced, as they feed the baby lskisoosi and rock the baby to sleep in the ceiling lamp. Miss Ranta is horrified when she sees this and briskly teaches the men proper childcare. However, "Pekka Puup's Kindergarten" does not attract customers, so Pekka and Ptk develop a new way of raising money, participating in a match against boxer Hermanni Ronski (Uljas Kandolin). Due to a mistake, Ptk gets into the match instead of Pekka. Ptk is at the bottom until Ronski takes a sip from Ptk's camphor bottle which, due to the messy state of Puup's medicine cabinet, contains sleeping potion and falls asleep in the middle of the match. In the meantime, the child has been left outside to sleep in the carriage by Pekka and Ptk, and Petteri, who is passing by, steals it again, but is soon caught by mistake in the same taxi driven by Saarikivi, whereupon Saarikivi recognizes him and takes him to the police station. After this, Justiina Puup has arrived back home and after seeing it in a messed up, she prepares to punish her husband, but Saarikivi clears up the situation after hearing at the police station that Pekka and Ptk were in the care of the millionaire's kidnapped child. Finally, the grateful millionaire gives Pekka and Ptk a handsome reward for taking care of his child.
Cast
* Esa Pakarinen as Pekka Puup
* Masa Niemi as Ptk
* Siiri Angerkoski as Justiina Puup
* Tuija Halonen as Ritva Ranta
* Tapio Rautavaara as taxi driver Erkki Saarikivi
* ke Lindman as Petteri
* Arvo Lehesmaa as millionaire
* Uljas Kandolin as Hermanni Ronski
See also
* 'Esa "Flies" to Kuopio'
References
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