Armi elää! | |
Director: | Jörn Donner |
Producer: | Misha Jaari Mark Lwoff |
Starring: | Minna Haapkylä Hannu-Pekka Björkman Laura Birn |
Music: | Pessi Levanto |
Cinematography: | Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen |
Editing: | Klaus Grabber |
Distributor: | Bufo |
Runtime: | 84 minutes |
Country: | Finland |
Language: | Finnish |
Armi elää! is a 2015 Finnish drama film directed by Jörn Donner. The film is based on the life of Finnish entrepreneur Armi Ratia through years 1949–1968 when she founded the textile and clothing company Marimekko and led it to international success.[1] Written in a form of metafiction, the film follows a theatre group preparing a play of Ratia.[2]
In March 2016 the film received two Jussi Awards, for screenplay by Karoliina Lindgren and scenic design by Otso Linnalaakso.[3]