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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FLICKERING GHOSTS OF LOVES GONE BY
André Bonzel’s first film as the sole director is a personal memoir in which old home movies make up a... 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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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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HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG
Leonard Cohen’s poetic voice – rough yet smooth, rich as whiskey and forged in the pitfalls of life – accompanies... View Article
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I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING
An ambitious middle-class woman (Wendy Hiller) from Manchester travels to the Hebrides, where she is planning to marry a significantly... View Article
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ECHOES OF THE UNIVERSE – THE MUSIC OF KAIJA SAARIAHO
This documentary film, with an abundant wealth of composer Kaija Saariaho’s own comments and music, dissects the artist’s life. What... View Article
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BIS SPÄTER, ICH MUß MICH ERSCHIEßEN
Premiered on 16 March 1984, the German-Finnish collaboration Bis später, ich muß mich erschießen is an interesting outlier in the... View Article
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CINÉMA LAIKA
Croatian film director Veljko Vidak recently spent more than a year in Karkkila, documenting step by step how a new... 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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