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Tag Archives: Finland
Green Gold / Vihreä kulta (1939) Valentin Vaala, Hanna Taini, Olavi Reimas, Sven Relander
Governess Kristine Bergman arrives in her native Lapland with her husband Gustav Bergman. Read More »
The Doll Merchant / Nukkekauppias ja kaunis Lilith (1955) Jack Witikka, Martti Katajisto, Hillevi Lagerstam, Heikki Savolainen
A wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state. Read More »
Girls Lost / Pojkarna (2015) Alexandra-Therese Keining, Tuva Jagell, Emrik Öhlander, Louise Nyvall
Three young girls’ friendship is tested after they plant a very special flower Read More »
Ito: A Diary of an Urban Priest (2009) Pirjo Honkasalo
Set in Tokyo, Ito – A Diary of an Urban Priest tells the story of Yoshinobu Fujioka, a young Buddhist priest Read More »
The Day the Sun Fell / Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel (2015)
The filmmaker’s grandfather worked at the Red Cross after the Hiroshima bombing. Read More »
Young Gods / Hymypoika (2003) Jukka-Pekka Siili
Taavi, who never goes anywhere without his video camera, and his young and wealthy friends Read More »
Stolen Life (1962) Aarne Tarkas, Mäkelä, Rauha Rentola
A government official decides to steal a $25-million payroll and then fake his own death. Read More »
Honey Baby (2004) Mika Kaurismäki, Henry Thomas, Irina Björklund, Helmut Berger
An American, with a past as a successful musician, makes a living by playing at weddings and the likes in Germany. Read More »
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia / Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004) Pirjo Honkasalo, Pirkko Saisio
A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict Read More »