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Tag Archives: Finland
Tulipää / Flame Top (1980) Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto, Asko Sarkola, Rea Mauranen, Kari Franck
The life of early-20th-century author, journalist, and revolutionary Algot Untola Read More »
Stolen Death (1938) Nyrki Tapiovaara, Tuulikki Paananen, Ilmari Mänty, Santeri Karilo
Thriller about activists, turn of the century, Finland fought to liberate the tyranny of Czarist Russia. Read More »
A Rational Solution / Det enda rationella (2009) Jörgen Bergmark, Stina Ekblad, Rolf Lassgård, Claes Ljungmark
A quartet of sterling performances from some of Sweden’s top actors (including the wonderful Pernilla August) Read More »
Rembrandt’s J’Accuse…! (2008) Peter Greenaway
An ‘essayistic’ documentary in which Greenaway’s fierce criticism of today’s visual illiteracy is argued by means Read More »
Miss Universe 1929 – Lisl Goldarbeiter. A Queen in Wien ( 2006)
Lisl, who grew up in Vienna in modest circumstances, first won the title of Miss Austria in 1929 Read More »
El Perro Negro: Stories from the Spanish Civil War (2005)
Filmmaker Péter Forgács compiles home movies by a family of Catalan industrialists who have documented Read More »
Zorn (1994) Gunnar Hellström, Linda Kozlowski
Swedish painter Anders Zorn gained notoriety for his nudes. His works are currently worth millions Read More »
The White Reindeer (1952) Erik Blomberg, Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman
A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life Read More »
The Night Is Long / Yö on pitkä (1952) Aarne Tarkas, Jussi Jurkka, Mirja Karisto, Åke Lindman
Åke Strandberg has managed to get a fine education and a good job at the bank, but he wants more. Read More »