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Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays one of these ungainly beings, a man whose last published work is decades in the past, who probably hasn't written anything in years, but who still has an uncanny knack for precise observation, "pinning the tail on the donkey" almost every time. In the movie, the poet, accompanied by his young assistant, takes a minor celebrity's swaggering tour of small cultural centers and retirement homes.
Cast

Paavo Pentikäinen
Tauno Lintunen

Mikko Reitala
Tomi Rusko

Kristiina Elstelä
Eveliina

Irma Junnilainen
Vackra-Anneli

Liisa Mustonen
Virve

Marja Packalén
Kaarina

Aake Kalliala
Antton - Eveliina's Brother

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Näremäki

Martti Kaukanen
Eveliina's Brother

Esko Hukkanen
Romponen

Risto Tuorila
Editorial Chief Kuronen

Mirja Pyykkö
Interviewer

Elvi Saarnio
Old Lady

Tauno Lehtihalmes
Old Lady's Husband

Martti Kainulainen
Mugger

Paavo Rehula
Mugger

Satu Silvo
Vamp

Veikko Tiitinen
Man in Maestro's House

Risto Salmi
Salvationist

Sari Havas
Secretary in the Recording Studio

Pekka Huotari
Hotel Clerk
