Movies by Tarmo Manni

Verta käsissämme

Verta käsissämme

After returning home from being a prisoner of war Viktor gets a job from his friend Rolf with whom he had served. The men trust each other until Viktor meets Rolf’s wife Astrid.

Farewell, Mr. President

Farewell, Mr. President

Asko Mertanen is a waiter who is very interested in shooting. He gets fed up how the things are run in Finland, so he thinks that the best way to change them is to shoot the Finnish president.

Kihlaus

Kihlaus

"Minä elän"

"Minä elän"

The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

Kun on tunteet

Kun on tunteet

Based on short stories by early 20th century feminist writer Maria Jotuni, the film is a series of lively dialogue scenes between men and women, young and old, living in a small Finnish town. Most episodes evolve into humorous battles between the sexes. The film's central character is a young maid played by Maija Karhi.

Gabriel, tule takaisin

Gabriel, tule takaisin

A handsome young womanizer deceive tender women by first charming them and then taking their money.

Hilmanpäivät

Hilmanpäivät

The everyday life of the small village is mixed when a fire breaks out the night after the party. The cooperative manager and fire manager alerts the young judge Heiki to the extinguishing work, but due to the confusion, extinguishing the fire turns out to be more complicated than expected.

Omena putoaa…

Omena putoaa…

Minäkö isä!

Minäkö isä!

A traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning. Childhood friends Kati Jorma and Jalmari Karvi do not reveal their previous meetings to their suspicious spouses.

Lasisydän

Lasisydän

A famous glass artist escapes his busy city life and takes to the road.

Da Capo

Da Capo

Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not so much a narration of his childhood and early years, as an attempt to artistically show what was happening inside his psyche during that time. Literally sold to a master teacher, Sergei Rippas (Tarmo Manni) by his mother when he was still a child, the violin prodigy was forcefully and strictly raised to practice, practice, and perfect his technique. Once an adult, Arsi finds a way to escape th...

Some of These Days

Some of These Days

A short documentary where Helsinki in the springtime is displayed in her poetic ugliness.