This rural melodrama, based on the play “Hälsingar” by Swedish playwright Henning Ohlson, tells a story of two brothers, one a honest, hard-working man and the other a womanizing gambler who threatens to ruin their house. Read More »
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Intohimon Vallassa / In the Grip of Passion (1947) Teuvo Tulio, Regina Linnanheimo, Kullervo Kalske, Eric Gustafson, Drama
A young woman is forced into an arranged marriage by her family in hopes of securing their future, but her husband turns out to be an alcoholic, brute of a man and she longs for the man she truly loves. Read More »
Hornankoski / Rapids of Hell (1949) Teuvo Tulio, Roland af Hällström, Regina Linnanheimo, William Markus, Åke Lindman, Drama
Two brothers, one frivolous but fun, the other industrious but dull, both rivals to one woman worker on their farm they both fancy, told in black and white classic melodrama way. Read More »
Hirttämättömät / The Unhanged (1971) Vesa-Matti Loiri, Simo Salminen, Spede Pasanen, Western, Comedy
Two outlaws, The Lonely Rider and the Indian Tonto, have caught (at least they think they have) Speedy Gonzales, a ruthless gunfighter from the town of Njietponimaistadi. Read More »
Miehen työ / A Man’s Job (2007) Aleksi Salmenperä, Tommi Korpela, Maria Heiskanen, Jani Volanen, Drama
Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. Read More »
Hamlet liikemaailmassa / Hamlet Goes Business (1987) Aki Kaurismäki, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Esko Salminen, Kati Outinen, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A bizarre black-and-white film noir reworking of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’. After the death of his father, young Hamlet inherits a seat on the board of a company controlled by his uncle that decides to move into the rubber duck market. But Hamlet is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding his father’s death…
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Lumikuningatar / The Snow Queen (1986) Päivi Hartzell, Satu Silvo, Outi Vainionkulma, Sebastian Kaatrasalo, Family, Fantasy
Based on the famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, this adaptation is fairly faithful to the original. Read More »
Nowhere to Land (2000) Armand Mastroianni, Jack Wagner, Christine Elise, James Sikking, Thriller
A pilot must safely land a 747 on which deadly nerve gas has been planted.
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Tali-Ihantala 1944 (2007) Åke Lindman, Sakari Kirjavainen, Rauno Ahonen, Mikkomarkus Ahtiainen, Frank Biermann, Drama, History, War
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories.
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Gourmet Club (2004) Juha Wuolijoki, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Kari Ketonen, Michael Badalucco, Comedy
“Gourmet Club” follows a doctor who belongs to a small but exclusive gourmet club, in which the five upper-class members take turns providing the main course, wagering as to who can identify a mystery exotic ingredient. Things get interesting when the doctor’s gambling problem catches up with him. Desperate, he comes up with the idea to use a truly shocking mystery ingredient to fool his colleagues, but he gets more than he bargained for when the mystery meal has a surprising and powerful effect on the members.
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