Time of Roses
Watch TrailerIn the year 2012 historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Ruusujen aika |
| Year | 1969 |
| Country | Finland |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Drama |
| Director | Risto Jarva |
| Runtime | 111 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.8/10 (15 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs a layered reflection on memory and media, relying on the contrast between cold documentary reconstruction and a living, elusive human fate. By using the model's image as a symbol of an era, it explores the boundaries between truth and its televised simulation.
What lingers after viewing is a disquieting sense of how the past becomes a manufactured product. The film leaves one questioning the very possibility of authenticity in a society of spectacle. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Risto Jarva
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Watch in a quiet, contemplative evening setting. Best for those who appreciate slow-burn, philosophical sci-fi.
🎭 Cast
Arto Tuominen
Raimo Lappalainen
Ritva Vepsä
Saara Turunen / Kisse Haavisto
Tarja Markus
Anu Huotari
Arja Saijonmaa
Historian instituutin työntekijä
Eila Pehkonen
Head of History Institute
Kalle Holmberg
Ronni, Kissen työtoveri
Pekka Streng
Mies Kuortaneen voimalassa / pelaaja (uncredited)
Hilkka Kesti
Dancer
Allan A. Pyykkö
Scientist
Matti Lehtelä
Photographer
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