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'''''Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä''''' ("Life short, Rytkönen long") is a 1991 Finnish novel by [[Arto Paasilinna]], While farcical throughout, from the title's twist on [[Ars longa, vita brevis|the original saying]] onwards, it has a somewhat [[elegiac]] mood, with a constant undercurrent of tragedy leavened by humor. A film adaptation of the novel by [[Ere Kokkonen]] was released in 1996. The film features many well-known Finnish actors, including Santeri Kinnunen as Seppo Sorjonen and Liisa Roine |
'''''Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä''''' ("Life short, Rytkönen long") is a 1991 Finnish novel by [[Arto Paasilinna]], While farcical throughout, from the title's twist on [[Ars longa, vita brevis|the original saying]] onwards, it has a somewhat [[elegiac]] mood, with a constant undercurrent of tragedy leavened by humor. A film adaptation of the novel by [[Ere Kokkonen]] was released in 1996. The film features many well-known Finnish actors, including Santeri Kinnunen as Seppo Sorjonen and Liisa Roine. |
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Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä ("Life short, Rytkönen long") is a 1991 Finnish novel by Arto Paasilinna, While farcical throughout, from the title's twist on the original saying onwards, it has a somewhat elegiac mood, with a constant undercurrent of tragedy leavened by humor. A film adaptation of the novel by Ere Kokkonen was released in 1996. The film features many well-known Finnish actors, including Santeri Kinnunen as Seppo Sorjonen and Liisa Roine.
Plot
Seppo Sorjonen, a young cab driver/wage slave fed up with his lifestyle. Taavetti Rytkönen, an old retired war veteran, standing in the middle of a road with a thick wad of bills in his pocket, trying to remember who he is and how he got there. The two's meeting sparks off a leisurely, low-drama romp through Finland.
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