Tram driver Lauri loses his job. Shortly later, the restaurant where his wife Read More »
Tag Archives: Finland
The Broad Way / Laveata tietä (1931) Valentin Vaala, Teuvo Tulio, Eeva Virtanen, Alli Riks
In this silent Finnish film by Valentin Vaala, master violist Antti Larto (Teuvo Tulio) Read More »
A Shot in the Factory / Laukaus tehtaalla (1973) Erkko Kivikoski, Urpo Poikolainen, Aarne Hakulinen, Pentti Viljakainen
In the beginning of this film we see an elderly man cycling to his workplace Read More »
The River / Joki (2001) Jarmo Lampela, Sanna Hietala, Antti Ikkala, Jyri Ojansivu
Episodic study of feelings where six stories intertwine over one Saturday in a small town. Read More »
The Rainbowmaker (2008) Nana Dzhordzhadze, Merab Ninidze, Anja Antonowicz, Chulpan Khamatova
The Salzlipp twins grow up without their father. The boy and the girl are convinced he Read More »
Compartment Number 6 / Hytti nro 6 (2021) Juho Kuosmanen, Yuriy Borisov, Valeriy Nikolaev, Seidi Haarla
As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life. Read More »
Seven Songs from the Tundra / Seitsemän laulua tundralta (2000) Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio, Anatoli Hudi, Igor Hudi, Tajuda Hudi
Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio previously made numerous documentaries about the Nenets Read More »
Vodka, Mr. Palmu / Vodkaa komisario Palmu (1969) Matti Kassila, Joel Rinne, Leo Jokela, Matti Ranin
A TV reporter is murdered when he is eavesdropping on a secret Finnish-Soviet conference. Read More »
Inspector Palmu’s Error / Komisario Palmun erehdys (1960) Matti Kassila, Joel Rinne, Elina Pohjanpää, Matti Ranin
A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bathtub. Read More »
Darkness in Tallinn / Tallinn pimeduses (1993) Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, Ivo Uukkivi, Milena Gulbe, Monika Mäger
In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank Read More »