The Man Who Couldn't Say No

– Young priest returns from America to work in an old Helsinki neighbourhood with idyllic wooden house..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1975
Original Name:
Mies, joka ei osannut sanoa ei
The Man Who Couldn't Say No (1975) - Also known as Mies, joka ei osannut sanoa ei

Young priest returns from America to work in an old Helsinki neighbourhood with idyllic wooden houses. The shy but handsome bachelor is assigned the duty of marriage counseling but is soon overwhelmed by the ladies' romantic interest directed at himself. Trying to please everybody, he also creates confusion by taking both sides in the issue of whether to preserve the neighbourhood or to go along with the modernisation plans offered by property developers.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

21 Nov 1975

Language:

Finnish

Director:

Risto Jarva

Writer:

Risto Jarva, Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, Jussi Kylätasku

Main Actors:

Antti Litja, Kirsti Wallasvaara, Matti Ruohola, Vivi-Ann Sjögren

Plot:

Young priest returns from America to work in an old Helsinki neighbourhood with idyllic wooden houses. The shy but handsome bachelor is assigned the duty of marriage counseling but is soon overwhelmed by the ladies' romantic interest directed at himself. Trying to please everybody, he also creates confusion by taking both sides in the issue of whether to preserve the neighbourhood or to go along with the modernisation plans offered by property developers.

Awards:

2 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10