Erich von Stroheim's Greed is probably, along with Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), the most famous mutilated masterpiece in the history of cinema, an epic exploration of human nature that has been slashed from its original length of over nine hours to its current running time.
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Klaus Härö’s latest film could be described as Finland’s Schindler’s List. The subject of this historically plausible-looking period film is... View Article
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Fifteen filmless years have passed since Content (if we ignore Petit's minute contribution to the omnibus The Film That Buys the Cinema, 2014).
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This adaptation of Colin MacInnes' 1959 novel about London's jazz circles and its burgeoning rock scene was a critical and commercial failure upon release, but Julien Temple's fascinating and exquisitely colourful musical has gained momentum during later years.
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Roughly fifteen Franks and one Pekka (Markku Toikka) want to escape their back-breaking living conditions in the working-class neighbourhood of Kallio and based on their parents' stories decide to head towards the fabled district of Eira.
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This ”monument of 1950’s Finnish Cinema” (according to Kari Uusitalo) turned a whole new page in the history of our... View Article
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Tangomarkkinat is an iconic summer event held in the Ostrobothnian city of Seinäjoki. Culminating in the crowning of a Tango... View Article
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Pirkko and Taina, two sisters from Sysmä, have continued the traditional craft of brewing the sahti farmhouse ale under the... View Article
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