The Worthless
The Worthless breathed new life into Finnish cinema, broke the mould and shattered perceptions that had become ossified into realism.... View Article
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Two Wars
Jan Ijäs’ Two Wars is a documentary essay film in two parts. The first concerns a prisoner-of-war camp in Monte... View Article
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The Northern Star
Saara Cantell’s new documentary The Northern Star dives into the twists and turns of acting legend Anneli Sauli’s (1932-2022) unbelievable... View Article
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The Missile
The Missile, a carnivalisation of 1980s Finland that equates violation of the national border with invasion of privacy, begins when... View Article
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The Lovers on the Bridge
In Les amants du Pont-Neuf, two rebellious outcasts – Alex (Denis Lavant), an addict dreaming of a circus career and... View Article
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The French Connection
In this hectic example of the hard-boiled cop movies of the 70s, two streetwise New York detectives with ethically ambiguous... View Article
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Sun and Shadow
People’s Bulgaria with its Black Sea beaches was besides YSFR Croatia the busiest summer tourism nation of the so-called Eastern... View Article
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Stormskerry Maja
The fifth full-length film by director Tiina Lymi, who started out as an actress, then branched out into writing and... View Article
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Some Interviews on Personal Matters
Some Interviews on Personal Matters, which in Finland has only been shown in special screenings, is a great sample of... View Article
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Snowball Effect
What happens when ”the lay of the land” and good governance collide? Dubbed ”the Kittilä Crisis” in Wikipedia, the dispute... View Article
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