During her career, Arvelo worked for the Finnish National Theatre[4] and appeared in such films as Radio tekee murron (1951), Kilroy sen teki (1957), Nothing but Love (1984) and Burning Angel (1984). She also worked as a director at the Helsinki Folk Theater-Workers' Theater and the Intimate Theater, co-founded the Praesens dance group in 1961 with Raija Riikkala and led it. In 1968, Arvelo published the pamphlet The Closed Bath of Our Theater (Folk Culture 1968). Her directorial work at the National Theater included modern European drama and Finnish versions of American musicals. In addition, she translated French plays into Finnish. In 1961, she became only the fourth Finnish female film director when she directed a film Kultainen vasikka, based on a play by Maria Jotuni. The film received the state film award and a Jussi Award for actor Helge Herala.[5] This remains her only directorial effort.[6]
As a screenwriter, Arvelo worked with Matti Kassila on his films Syntipukki (1957) and Kuriton sukupolvi (1957). She also wrote the screenplay for Kultainen vasikka. In 1961, Arvelo was one of the founding members of the modern dance group Praesens.[citation needed]
In the 1980s, Arvelo continued to star in Anssi Mänttäri's films Nothing but Love (1984) and Farewell, Goodbye (1986). She also played a small role in Lauri Törhönen's film Burning Angel (1984). For personal reasons, she withdrew entirely from the entertainment industry and the public in the mid-1980s.
Personal lifeedit
Arvelo was married twice: in 1948–1953 with actor Matti Oravisto and in 1955–1965 with actor Heikki Savolainen.[7] She had the children Meri (1949–1980) and Hannu (b. 1951) with Oravisto and Satu (b. 1958) with Savolainen.[7] Meri Oravisto starred in the film Pilvilinna in 1970 and Hannu in the film Kesäkapina.
Ritva Arvelo's father was Deputy Judge Armas Peter Arvelo (formerly Achrén; 1886–1966), who served as general manager of the prison from 1920 to 1945.[8] Mother Lempi Arvelo was a patron of the theater.
Selected filmographyedit
Valkoisen neilikan velho (1945)
Suopursu kukkii (1947)
Kultamitalivaimo (1947)
Kesäkapina (1970)
Näkemiin, hyvästi (1986)
Referencesedit
^"Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja): Who's who in Finland/1978". Project Runeberg. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
^Meri, Lauri. "Ritva Arvelo oli näyttämötaiteen suuri yksinäinen". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
^"Ensimmäiset neljä naista – vain he saivat ohjata suomalaisen elokuvan kultakaudella" [The first four women – only they got to direct in the golden age of Finnish film]. YLE.
^Rajala, Panu. "Taiteilua pommien ja lottakomennusten lomassa". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
ritva, arvelo, ritva, helinä, arvelo, march, 1921, october, 2013, finnish, actress, director, screenwriter, pioneer, modern, dance, 1940sshe, first, four, finnish, women, film, directors, contents, life, career, personal, life, selected, filmography, reference. Ritva Helina Arvelo 11 March 1921 26 October 2013 was a Finnish actress director screenwriter and a pioneer in modern dance 1 2 Ritva Arvelo in the 1940sShe was one of the first four Finnish women film directors 3 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editArvelo was born in Helsinki Arvelo attended the first course of the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1943 and also graduated with a master s degree in romance philology from the University of Helsinki In the 1940s she worked as a dancer in Maggie Gripenberg s internationally acclaimed champion group and worked as a model for fashion salons in Helsinki During her career Arvelo worked for the Finnish National Theatre 4 and appeared in such films as Radio tekee murron 1951 Kilroy sen teki 1957 Nothing but Love 1984 and Burning Angel 1984 She also worked as a director at the Helsinki Folk Theater Workers Theater and the Intimate Theater co founded the Praesens dance group in 1961 with Raija Riikkala and led it In 1968 Arvelo published the pamphlet The Closed Bath of Our Theater Folk Culture 1968 Her directorial work at the National Theater included modern European drama and Finnish versions of American musicals In addition she translated French plays into Finnish In 1961 she became only the fourth Finnish female film director when she directed a film Kultainen vasikka based on a play by Maria Jotuni The film received the state film award and a Jussi Award for actor Helge Herala 5 This remains her only directorial effort 6 As a screenwriter Arvelo worked with Matti Kassila on his films Syntipukki 1957 and Kuriton sukupolvi 1957 She also wrote the screenplay for Kultainen vasikka In 1961 Arvelo was one of the founding members of the modern dance group Praesens citation needed In the 1980s Arvelo continued to star in Anssi Manttari s films Nothing but Love 1984 and Farewell Goodbye 1986 She also played a small role in Lauri Torhonen s film Burning Angel 1984 For personal reasons she withdrew entirely from the entertainment industry and the public in the mid 1980s Personal life editArvelo was married twice in 1948 1953 with actor Matti Oravisto and in 1955 1965 with actor Heikki Savolainen 7 She had the children Meri 1949 1980 and Hannu b 1951 with Oravisto and Satu b 1958 with Savolainen 7 Meri Oravisto starred in the film Pilvilinna in 1970 and Hannu in the film Kesakapina Ritva Arvelo s father was Deputy Judge Armas Peter Arvelo formerly Achren 1886 1966 who served as general manager of the prison from 1920 to 1945 8 Mother Lempi Arvelo was a patron of the theater Selected filmography editValkoisen neilikan velho 1945 Suopursu kukkii 1947 Kultamitalivaimo 1947 Kesakapina 1970 Nakemiin hyvasti 1986 References edit Kuka kukin on Aikalaiskirja Who s who in Finland 1978 Project Runeberg Retrieved 27 January 2013 Meri Lauri Ritva Arvelo oli nayttamotaiteen suuri yksinainen Helsingin Sanomat Retrieved 25 November 2013 Ensimmaiset nelja naista vain he saivat ohjata suomalaisen elokuvan kultakaudella The first four women only they got to direct in the golden age of Finnish film YLE Rajala Panu Taiteilua pommien ja lottakomennusten lomassa Helsingin Sanomat Retrieved 27 January 2013 Kultainen Vasikka Elonet ELONET Ritva Arvelo Elonet Retrieved 27 January 2013 a b Etusivu kansallisbiografia fi Retrieved 10 May 2022 Helsinki Suomen Lakimiesliitto Suomen lakimiehet 1958 1958 pp 39 40 External links editRitva Arvelo at IMDb nbsp This article about a Finnish actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ritva Arvelo amp oldid 1191859378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
