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Da Capo

Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not so much a narration of his childhood and early years, as an attempt to artistically show what was happening inside his psyche during that time. Literally sold to a master teacher, Sergei Rippas (Tarmo Manni) by his mother when he was still a child, the violin prodigy was forcefully and strictly raised to practice, practice, and perfect his technique. Once an adult, Arsi finds a way to escape the rigors of a U.S. tour and drowns his overworked self in drink, or seeks out one-night stands, or otherwise lets off steam. The tightly-wound spring that has been coiled since he was forced into his grueling training and work sessions -- shown through symbolic images -- eventually snaps in a healthy way, freeing Arsi at last to continue on, simply for the love of music.

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Da Capo

August 16, 1985
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Cast (18)

Raimo Karppinen
Arto Arsi
Jan Söderblom
Arto Arsi as a child
Tarmo Manni
Sergei Rippas
Rea Mauranen
Suvi Ekman
Eeva-Maija Haukinen
Arto's Mother
Kimmo Otsamo
Arto's Brother
Jayne Meadows
Mrs. Thomas
Marta Becket
Ballet dancer
Lew Hopson
Big Morgan
Virginia Capers
Singing prisoner
Eri Klas
Conductor
Atso Almila
Conductor
Pamela Ludwig
Black girl
Arnie Moore
Police officer
Kristo Salminen
Arto Arsi as a child (voice) (uncredited)

Crew (31)

Directing

Pekka Lehto
Director
Lee Berger
First Assistant Director

Writing

Heimo Haitto
Original Story
Pirjo Honkasalo
Screenplay
Pirkko Saisio
Dialogue
Eva Haitto
Original Story

Production

Pekka Lehto
Executive Producer
Katinka Faragó
Executive Producer
Marja-Liisa Raunio-Laine
Production Manager
Betsy Pollock
Production Manager
Lisa Blok-Linson
Unit Manager

Sound

Paul Jyrälä
Production Sound Mixer
Matti Kuortti
Production Sound Mixer
Kjell Westman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Atso Almila
Original Music Composer
Berndt Frithiof
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Art

Mikko Kurenniemi
Production Design
Gail Humphreys
Production Design
Pentti Valkeasuo
Production Design

Camera

Kari Sohlberg
Director of Photography
Lars Karlsson
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Gandhi Bob Arrollo
Makeup Artist
Mila Niemi
Makeup Artist
Christa Reusch
Assistant Makeup Artist
Päivi Tiura
Costume Design

Crew

Editing

Lighting

Visual Effects

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