Manillaköysi is a cult status holding TV-movie adaptation of the satirical war novel by Veijo Meri. Read More »
Tag Archives: Finnish
Bad Family (2010) Aleksi Salmenperä, Ville Virtanen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pihla Viitala
After a divorce a father raises his son on his own, while his ex-wife has custody over his daughter. Read More »
Stolen Death (1938) Nyrki Tapiovaara, Tuulikki Paananen, Ilmari Mänty, Santeri Karilo, Thriller
Thriller about activists, turn of the century, Finland fought to liberate the tyranny of Czarist Russia. Read More »
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994) Aki Kaurismäki, Kati Outinen, Matti Pellonpää, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Comedy, Romance
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 »
The Liar (1981) Mika Kaurismäki, Aki Kaurismäki, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Comedy, Drama
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends Read More »
Muukalainen / The Visitor (2008) J.-P. Valkeapää, Allan Bernard, Vitali Bobrov, Emilia Ikäheimo, Drama
A young boy lives with his mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest in the remote wilds of the Finnish countryside. Read More »
Mieheke / The Surrogate Husband (1936) Valentin Vaala, Tuulikki Paananen, Tauno Palo, Uuno Laakso, Comedy, Romance
Irmeli wants a certain job as a secretary but finds out that she would have to be married in order to get the vacancy. Read More »
Kaikki rakastavat / Everybody’s Love (1935) Valentin Vaala, Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Birgit Nuotio, Comedy, Romance
The romantic musical comedy Kaikki rakastavat is a key work in Finnish film history since it was the first feature film of Valentin Vaala as the house director of Suomi-Filmi and the film which launched the most beloved screen couple of Finland, Tauno Palo and Ansa Ikonen. Read More »
Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö / The Match Factory Girl (1990) Aki Kaurismäki, Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Drama, Comedy
Veljekset / Brothers (2011) Mika Kaurismäki, Kari Heiskanen, Pertti Sveholm, Timo Torikka, Drama
Calamari Union (1985) Aki Kaurismäki, Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula, Comedy
Fourteen desperate men named Frank, band together to escape from a repressive section of Helsinki. Read More »
Stolen Life (1962) Aarne Tarkas, Mäkelä, Rauha Rentola, Rose-Marie Precht, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A government official decides to steal a $25-million payroll and then fake his own death. However, in the process he is forced to kill an innocent bystander. Read More »
Shadows In Paradise / Varjoja paratiisissa (1986) Aki Kaurismäki, Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Only connect. In gray, class-conscious Helsinki, Nikander is a stoic, solitary garbage man. Cigarettes, coffee, bingo games, and English lessons border his circumscribed life. Read More »
Rikollinen nainen / A Woman of Crime (1952) Teuvo Tulio, Regina Linnanheimo, Eija Karipää, Tauno Majuri, Drama, Romance
Regina Linnanheimo plays Eeva, a happy and spirited lady who is being courted by two gentlemen. Read More »
Sellaisena kuin sinä minut halusit / The Way You Wanted Me (1944) Teuvo Tulio, Marie-Louise Fock, Ture Ara, Kunto Karapää, Drama
A girl who moves to the city after her fiancé lacks the courage to face his father ,who is against their relationship. Read More »