Hilja maitotyttö
{{Infobox film
| name = Hilja maitotyttö
| image = The Milkmaid.jpg
| caption = US film poster
| director = T. J. Särkkä
| producer = T. J. Särkkä
| writer = Juha Nevalainen
| based_on = {{Based on|Hilja the Milkmaid|Johannes Linnankoski}}
| narrator =
| starring = Anneli Sauli
Saulo Haarla
Tauno Palo
| music = Harry Bergström
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1953}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = Finland
| language = Finnish
| budget = FIM 9,276,733
}}
Hilja maitotyttö (English translation The Milkmaid) is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by T. J. Särkkä, and starred Anneli Sauli, Saulo Haarla and Tauno Palo. A film is based on the 1913 short story "Hilja the Milkmaid" by Johannes Linnankoski.{{cite web|url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_123474|title=Hilja - maitotyttö|website=Elonet|access-date=6 August 2023|language=fi}} When it premiered in Finland, the film caused a stir and controversy due to its eroticism and the rape scene included in the story; however, the erotic content guaranteed the sale of the film to a dozen other countries.Pajukallio, Arto: Elokuvat. Helsingin Sanomat 4.7.2012, s. B 13.
Cast
- Anneli Sauli as Hilja, a milk maid
- Saulo Haarla as Yrjö, a high school graduate
- Tauno Palo as Kalevi, a householder
- Laina Laine as Hilja's mother
- Kirsti Ortola as Katri, a cattle girl
The film's director is seen in a cameo role as a summer guest on the dance stage.
References
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External links
- [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/hilja-maitotytt%C3%B6-vm18900589 Hilja maitotyttö] at AllMovie
- {{IMDb title|id=0045873|title=Hilja maitotyttö}}
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Category:1950s Finnish-language films
Category:Films based on short fiction
Category:Obscenity controversies in film
Category:Finnish black-and-white films
Category:Films based on works by Johannes Linnankoski
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