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Tag Archives: Finnish
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »