Riisuttu mies (2006)

Director:

Aku Louhimies

Writer:

Veli-Pekka Hänninen (story)

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A story of a priest, who considers himself as a rebel is suddenly asked to run for bishop of Turku. |

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Alcoholism | Drunkenness | Religion | Infidelity

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Samuli Edelmann	...	Antti Pitkänen
Matleena Kuusniemi	...	Tuula Pitkänen
Laura Malmivaara	...	Vilma
Mikko Kouki	...	Markku
Pentti Siimes	...	Emerituspiispa, Tuulan isä
Jussi Parviainen	...	Piispa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nina Björkfelt	...	Stailisti
Toni Edelmann	...	Seppo
Anneli Gustafsson	...	Lydia
Jarkko Hentula	...	Halme
Erkki Herola	...	Mononen
Kari Hietalahti	...	Tumppi
Martti Hirvonen	...	Kannatusyhdistyksen johtaja
Jaana Järvinen	...	Tuulan Sisko
Varpu Jokimaa	...	Gynekologi
Heikki Kaisti	...	Pertti
Aake Kalliala	...	Taidemaalari Lilja
Miska Kaukonen	...	Laajola
Abdul Khan	...	Taksikuski
Noel Kipre	...	Samu
Reijo Kontio	...	Pappi
Pentti Kotkaniemi	...	Suntio
Marja-Leena Kouki	...	Kanslisti
Tapio Kouki	...	Seurakuntajuristi
Kari Lahdenranta	...	Räätäli
Saija Lentonen	...	Shottineito
Alma Louhimies	...	Vilman vauva
Eemeli Louhimies	...	Samun kaveri ruokapöydässä
Juha Mäkelä	...	Laulaja
Juho Milonoff	...	Laitapuolenkulkija baarissa
Eden Myöhänen	...	Samun Kaveri Ruokapöydässä
Sulevi Peltola	...	Rakennusneuvos
Severi Pyysalo	...	Kosketinsoittaja
Matti Ristinen	...	Korpinen
Kirka Sainio	...	Basisti
Risto Salmi	...	Erkki
Zoja Sazonov	...	Morsian
Bo Stranden	...	Valokuvaaja
Pelmo Suntila	...	Tuulan vauva

Directed by
Aku Louhimies

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Veli-Pekka Hänninen		story

Produced by
Aku Louhimies	....	co-producer
Riikka Poulsen	....	line producer
Harri Räty	....	producer

Original Music by
Arttu Takalo

Cinematography by
Matti Helariutta
Harri Räty

Film Editing by
P.V. Lehtinen

Casting by
Tutsa Paananen
Pia Pesonen

Costume Design by
Tiina Kaukanen
Virpi Nikkola		(co-costume designer)

Makeup Department
Hannele Herttua	....	makeup artist
Laura Rantaniemi	....	assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jouni Mutanen	....	first assistant director
Pia Rickman	....	second assistant director
Risto Tuominen	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Suvi Ärling	....	property master
Kristiina Karsten	....	set design trainee
Otso Linnalaakso	....	assistant set designer
Timo Mänttäri	....	graphic artist
Kaisa Saarela	....	property master
Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen	....	set designer

Sound Department
Pekka Karjalainen	....	foley artist
Heikki Kossi	....	foley artist
Janne Laine	....	sound designer
Janne Laine	....	sound
Jaani Nurisalo	....	sound trainee
Olli Pärnänen	....	sound mixer
Kirka Sainio	....	sound designer
Kirka Sainio	....	sound
Heikki Seppänen	....	sound effects editor
Tommi Siniranta	....	playback assistant

Visual Effects by
Olli Leppänen	....	visual effects
Tomi Nieminen	....	Inferno artist

Stunts
Reijo Kontio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jan Granström	....	assistant camera
Jan Granström	....	still photographer
Laura Malmivaara	....	still photographer
Ville Muurinen	....	video assistant
Kalle Penttilä	....	electrician
Allan Pyykkö	....	assistant camera
Miska Reimaluoto	....	still photographer
Roope Ruuska	....	electrician trainee
Harri Sipilä	....	gaffer
Ulf Sundwall	....	Steadicam operator (as Ulf Sundvall)
Panu Tyhtilä	....	electrician

Editorial Department
Pirjo Ojala	....	editor trainee
Einari Paakkanen	....	editor trainee
Antti Peltoranta	....	on-line editor
Antti Reikko	....	editor trainee
Martti Ylöstalo	....	digital post-production

Music Department
Petteri Kulmala	....	music arranger
Janne Laine	....	music producer
Kimi Seppänen	....	music arranger

Other crew
Antero Arjatsalo	....	script editor
Juho Harjula	....	runner
Jan Hellström	....	caterer
Riikka Holmberg	....	trainee
Pentti Keskimäki	....	color prints
Mika Kongas	....	film printing
Anna Konttinen	....	production secretary
Mikko Korte	....	location coordinator
Mikko Kouki	....	assistant to director
Tiina Laine	....	trainee
P.V. Lehtinen	....	director: teaser trailer (as Pekka Lehtinen)
Emma Leppänen	....	production trainee
Kari Manns	....	color prints
Tomi Nieminen	....	film printing
Sanna Östman	....	trainee
Niko Pettersen	....	operator
Anna Taipale	....	production secretary
Jussi-Pekka Väätäinen	....	caterer
Harri Virtanen	....	script editor

Production Companies

• Lasihelmi Filmi

Distributors

• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Digital Film Finland Oy  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Den nakne mannen (Finland: Swedish title)
Herran pelko (Finland) (working title)
Man Exposed (International: English title)

Runtime:

Finland:119 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (2007) (court decision) (theatrical rating) | Finland:K-15 (2006)

Filming Locations:

Tallinn, Estonia

Company:

Lasihelmi Filmi

Trivia:

In March 2007, the copyright/distribution dispute was partially solved: Veli-Pekka Hänninen and co-producing distributors FS Film and MTV3 made an agreement, which allows that the film can be released on DVD and shown in TV, but not shown on cinemas.

Quotes:

Taidemaalari Lilja: By the way, I've never fuvked a priest.

Movie Connections:

References Nattvardsgästerna (1962)

Another disgrace to the Finnish film industry

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

It's hard to say if this isn't the most intolerable Finnish movie ever, the competition is very close. Admirable effort to be sure. The plot: fat man (Samuli Edelmann) with ponytail drinks and screws, on occasion he jumps around naked with no purpose; in a nutshell he acts all the time in a totally unpredictable manner and what he says doesn't most of the time make any sense. The catch is that this man is a priest! But wait a minute... so is virtually every character in this movie! One of them gets fired because he drinks TOO much but I guess Edelmann is compared to him an angel because he is despite all considered to the position of bishop! Edelmann's pretty wife is also a priest but still he can't abstain himself from cheating her with another female priest. Who has nothing to say about it afterwards. She becomes pregnant of course. She has nothing much to say about that either, just admit the situation. The background of the story is a city of Turku, but nothing is done to emphasize local color nor no-one speaks with that very distinctive accent they have there. Futile to ask, but just how believable is all this?

So in the end everyone is happy as a one big family around bishop Edelmann, they are celebrating something and Edelmann's old & half-crazy father-in-law starts for some reason to howl annoyingly as hell. Which actually ends this mess quite suitably, after all.