Lyrics and Lace

Lyrics and Lace 1992

4.5 6

Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays one of these ungainly beings, a man whose last published work is decades in the past, who probably hasn't written anything in years, but who still has an uncanny knack for precise observation, "pinning the tail on the donkey" almost every time. In the movie, the poet, accompanied by his young assistant, takes a minor celebrity's swaggering tour of small cultural centers and retirement homes.

  • Released: 1992-11-13
  • Runtime: 85 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Stars: Paavo Pentikäinen, Irma Junnilainen, Aake Kalliala, Esko Hukkanen, Martti Kainulainen, Veikko Tiitinen, Mikko Reitala, Kristiina Elstelä, Liisa Mustonen, Marja Packalén, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Risto Tuorila, Elvi Saarnio, Tauno Lehtihalmes, Satu Silvo, Risto Salmi, Sari Havas, Pekka Huotari, Turo Pajala
  • Director: Matti Ijäs