The Happy Wedding Day (Onnellinen hääpäivä) is a Finnish comedy film from 1993, written and directed by Arto Halonen. The film tells a story of a young groom who risks being late for his own wedding.
The film was shot in the summer of 1992 and produced by Yleisradio's TV2 Theatre Department.Halonen ohjaa pitkän elokuvan TV2:lle. Karjalan Heili, 17.5.1992, s. 19. Its first television broadcast gained 830,000 viewers, making it the third most-watched film on Yle's channels in 1993.Haapiainen, Ollli: Arto Halosen haastattelu. Pohjois-Karjalan elokuvalehti UNO, 18.8.1993. The film was also selected to represent Yleisradio at the Prix Europa television film festival.Halosen komedia kilpailee. Karjalan Heili, 8.8.1993.
When locations for the film were being sought, 15 churches refused to be used for filming because of concerns about the screenplay. Halonen emphasized that there was nothing inappropriate or suggestive in the script. Eventually, Kangasala church granted permission only a few days before filming began.Niiranen Jussi: Ei komediaa kirkkoon! Ilta-Sanomat, 17.7.1992, s. 23.Laurila Aila-Liisa: Komedia kelpasi Kangasalan kirkkoon. Aamulehti, 20.7.1992, s. 27. In an interview with Ilta-Sanomat, Halonen discussed the film and said that some of the events were based on his own experiences.
Cast
Teijo Eloranta as Kalevi Minna Pirilä as Aino Minna Hokkanen as Liisa Matti Nurminen as Kauko Tuija Vuolle as Marjatta Jukka Sipilä as the Farmer Raija Paalanen as the Farmer's wife Otto Kanerva as Ari Lasse Karkjärvi as Mauri
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