In a small village in Eastern Finland in 1918, Patrick, who has taken care of the chaplain, teacher and physician Read More »
Tag Archives: Finland
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994)
Lugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living. Read More »
People in the Summer Night (1948) Valentin Vaala
A visual poem based on a story by Nobel laureate F.E. Sillanpää. Read More »
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 »