Armi Alive!

Mar 20, 2015

1h 24m

★ 4.4

Overview

Armi Ratia is the woman behind the legendary design company Marimekko and a worldwide celebrity. A theatre company has taken on the task of trying to portray the life and work of this complex person. The sets mainly consist of the well-known patterns that we all have grown to love. Armi is a brave, risk-taking businesswoman and her passion for her company repeatedly takes its toll on her employees, finances and family. The company grows while Armi's personal life is shaken by suicide attempts and turbulence. In Armi Alive!, Oscar-nominated film producer and director Jörn Donner portrays a fascinating woman with fervent ideas about the new Finnish man, her company, fabrics and clothes.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bufo

Armi Alive! Trailers

Cast

Armi Ratia

Minna Haapkylä

Viljo Ratia

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Kerttu

Rea Mauranen

Director

Pekka Strang

Leena

Laura Birn

Buyer / Employee / Party guest

Outi Mäenpää

Engineer

Robert Enckell

Reporter / Employee at Ministry / Diviner

Joanna Haartti

Designer

Tiina Lymi

Employee

Cécile Orblin

Employee

Ona Kamu

Eriika Ratia

Anna Paavilainen

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