Pessi and Illusia explained

Pessi and Illusia
Director:	Heikki Partanen
Based On:	Pessi and Illusia by Yrjö Kokko
Starring:	Sami Kangas Annu Marttila
Music:	Kari Rydman Antti Hytti
Cinematography:	Henrik Paersch
Editing:	Riitta Rautoma
Distributor:	Finnkino Oy
Runtime:	77 minutes
Country:	Finland
Language:	Finnish
Budget:	FIM 3,765,874

Pessi and Illusia (Finnish: Pessi ja Illusia) is a 1984 Finnish fantasy film directed by Heikki Partanen.^[1] The tale about the friendship between a goblin boy Pessi and a fairy girl Illusia is based on the 1944 book by Yrjö Kokko.^[2]

The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[3]

Cast

• Eija Ahvo as Hiiriäiti
• Riitta-Anneli Forss as Viihdytystaiteilija
• Raimo Grönberg as Isä
• Minka-Maija Halko as Ristilukin tyttö
• Sami Kangas as Pessi
• Rauno Ketonen as Isä Illusioni (voice)
• Pentti Lahti as Viihdytyskiertueen saksofonisti
• Katerina Lojdová as Kapteenin vaimo
• Annu Marttila as Illusia
• Pauli Pöllänen as Lumikko Martes

See also

• List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pessi and Illusia . https://web.archive.org/web/20131114082402/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/137127/Pessi-Ja-Illusia/details . dead . 2013-11-14 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2013 . 2013-10-31 .
2. Web site: Pessi ja Illusia. Elonet. 13 September 2023. fi.
3. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences