PELICANMAN
synopsis
A pelican lands in Finland and becomes so fascinated by humans that he decides to learn to live and be like them. The pelican gets a job at the opera house, befriends two children, a boy and a girl, and falls in love with a lovely ballerina. After the pelican is dramatically unmasked, he is taken away to the zoo. The children help him escape.
international title: | PELICANMAN |
original title: | PELIKAANIMIES |
country: | Finland, Sweden |
year: | 2004 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Liisa Helminen |
release date: | FI 17/12/2004 |
screenplay: | Liisa Helminen, William Aldridge |
cast: | Kari Ketonen, Roni Haarakangas, Inka Nuorgam, Jonna Järnefelt, Anu Viheriäranta, Liisa Kuoppamäki, Heikki Kinnunen, Ismo Kallio |
cinematography by: | Timo Salminen |
film editing: | Jukka Nykänen |
art director: | Samuli Halla |
costumes designer: | Marja Uusitalo |
music: | Tuomas Kantelinen |
producer: | Anita Oxburgh, Hanna Hemilä |
production: | Lumifilm Oy, Migma Film AB, Finnish Film Foundation/Suomen elokuvasäätiö (FI) |
backing: | Swedish Film Institute/Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) |
distributor: | Buena Vista International Finland |