INGEBORG HOLM
The Midnight Sun Film Festival’s prime spot this year is reserved for the screening of Victor Sjöström’s (1879-1960) Ingeborg Holm... View Article
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EO
EO, pronounced phonetically like the bray of a donkey, roars with the expressive power of cinema. When an opportunity for a raucous adventure presents itself, Eo the circus... View Article
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FILM CONCERT BY MAUSTETYTÖT: THE MATCH FACTORY GIRL
In The Match Factory Girl, lonely Iris Rukka, unforgettably played by Kati Outinen, experiences the Nordic chill in not just... View Article
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HEARTBEAST
The ancient theme of obsessive possessiveness, sometimes even referred to as passionate love gets a 2020s update in Heartbeast. Aspiring young rapper Elina... View Article
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HOW TO FIX THE WORLD
Veteran director Jouko Aaltonen’s (Revolution, 2006; Little Red Bunch, 2020) How to Fix the World tells the story of a... View Article
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FALLEN LEAVES
Holappa (Jussi Vatanen) – a decent, quiet man, even if a bit boozy – meets Ansa (Alma Pöysti) in the... View Article
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HASSISEN KONE – 40 YEARS LATER / DOCUMENTARY
Documentary film by Mika Kaurismäki Hassisen Kone is a rare phenomenon in Finnish popular music. In a short space of... View Article
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HAMSTERS
Markku Pölönen’s Hamsters marks the director’s return to the novels of Veikko Huovinen, following 2004’s Koirankynnen leikkaaja (Dog Nail Clipper).... View Article
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BURRBALL
Over fifty years after its release, Burrball (Takiaispallo), directed by Veli-Matti Saikkonen and written by Kerttu-Kaarina Suosalmi, still feels modern. Some details or attitudes... View Article
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BUBBLE
Bubble by Aleksi Salmenperä (Void, 2015) sheds light on one perspective of the post-puberty phase: what is it like to be a young girl caught in the... View Article
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