Dolly and Her Lover

Comedy, Crime, Romance · 1990

Directed by Matti Ijäs and written with Arto Meller, Räpsy & Dolly aka Paris Waits (1990) is a tragicomic love story of a petty criminal and a former cabaret dancer. Detective Karisto (Kari Väänänen) releases Auno "Räpsy" Pirilä (Matti Pellonpää) from prison, who in turn has to calve his childhood friend Börje (Pertti Sveholm) from criminal activities. Alcoholic Dolly (Raija Paalanen) takes Räpsy to live in Kallio, Helsinki, and hopes to move to Paris with her in the spring.

Starring

Matti Pellonpää, Matti Ijäs, Raija Paalanen, Matti Ijäs, Tahvo Hirvonen, Tahvo Hirvonen, Kari Väänänen, Pertti Sveholm, Arto Melleri, Heikki Takkinen, Risto Salmi

Director

Matti Ijäs

Producer

Heikki Takkinen