Time of Roses () is a 1969 Finnish science fiction film directed by Risto Jarva, about an innocent girl glamour model legend and a journalist trying to find out her true essence for a biography. The story is set in the year 2012. The script was written by Peter von Bagh, Jarva, and Jaakko Pakkasvirta. The girl was played by Ritva Vepsä and the muckraking journalist (transparently based on Veikko Ennala) taking a foray into idealism by Arto Tuominen. The film premiered 2 July 1969. An American indie film distributor and classic film restoration company Deaf Crocodile Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to the film in June 2022. Cast Arto Tuominen as Raimo Lappalainen Ritva Vepsä as Saara Turunen / Kisse Haavisto Tarja Markus as Anu Huotari Eero Keskitalo as Raimo's Colleague Kalle Holmberg as Kisse's Colleague Eila Pehkonen as Head of History Institute Matti Lehtelä as Photographer Unto Salminen as Saara's Ex-Husband Paavo Jännes as Saara's Youth-Time Lover Aino Lehtimäki as Saara's Youth-Time Acquaintance Hilkka Kesti as Dancer Allan A. Pyykkö as Scientist on TV Jukka Mannerkorpi as Chauffeur Urpo Peltonen as Caretaker References External links 1960s science fiction films 1969 films Films directed by Risto Jarva Films set in 2012 Finnish science fiction films Finnish black-and-white films 1960s Finnish-language films Cryonics in fiction