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Lyrics and Lace
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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.
Cast
![Paavo Pentikäinen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oQMa7uiYGtnZwhdMWtSOKYvC911.jpg)
Paavo Pentikäinen
Tauno Lintunen
![Mikko Reitala](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mikko Reitala
Tomi Rusko
![Kristiina Elstelä](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qMgJM9ShC0fh77hWEcmuWBWV5wp.jpg)
Kristiina Elstelä
Eveliina
![Irma Junnilainen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Irma Junnilainen
Vackra-Anneli
![Liisa Mustonen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fbTrg7ixgzQqDoVcBAw3bLr0O9K.jpg)
Liisa Mustonen
Virve
![Marja Packalén](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iBOu9d5LDY6rppEEoWFGXIYPF7Q.jpg)
Marja Packalén
Kaarina
![Aake Kalliala](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qB5cE24r1QvtH11sZ1o6XRvsYq5.jpg)
Aake Kalliala
Antton - Eveliina's Brother
![Pirkka-Pekka Petelius](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pWb1UX3RDcA5vnxfUs6ZOZXNzdq.jpg)
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Näremäki
![Martti Kaukanen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martti Kaukanen
Eveliina's Brother
![Esko Hukkanen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Esko Hukkanen
Romponen
![Risto Tuorila](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Risto Tuorila
Editorial Chief Kuronen
![Mirja Pyykkö](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mirja Pyykkö
Interviewer
![Elvi Saarnio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tQLzQme3zzKlNvU9PRwQ2rs0yxG.jpg)
Elvi Saarnio
Old Lady
![Tauno Lehtihalmes](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tauno Lehtihalmes
Old Lady's Husband
![Martti Kainulainen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martti Kainulainen
Mugger
![Paavo Rehula](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Paavo Rehula
Mugger
![Satu Silvo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nVDjPU16GBF7DnYeViBgBJs4Knw.jpg)
Satu Silvo
Vamp
![Veikko Tiitinen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Veikko Tiitinen
Man in Maestro's House
![Risto Salmi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5qjLqr6E1MISPXvxYUaol0Vau8o.jpg)
Risto Salmi
Salvationist
![Sari Havas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oGGBB7KnjCKlYhdyR7SiqvixHRv.jpg)
Sari Havas
Secretary in the Recording Studio
![Pekka Huotari](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lxSyMt82SuNMthAOtM7oDg3dkTh.jpg)
Pekka Huotari
Hotel Clerk
![Turo Pajala](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//b6JdzqTn6UFYf4DouHbbE8Ypk4r.jpg)