Videoteca

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For the Matches 1980 star_border 6.3
In Eastern Finland, in Liperi to be exact, Anna-Liisa Ihalainen asks her husband Antti to get some matches from the Ihalainen household. Unfortunately that trip takes a little longer than expected...

The Raven's Dance 1980 star_border 5.1
With a keen sense of visual beauty, director Markku Lehmuskallio has created a thought-provoking, aesthetic film about a married couple and an old man living in a remote part of Finland. The young husband goes out hunting but only to support himself and his wife, not to kill off hordes of animals. He sets traps, and that gets him in trouble with the police who proceed to ticket him for using the devices. The forest cycles themselves are intimated when an old tree is shown falling to earth -- perhaps a reflection on the old man's passing years. In contrast to these few people living off the land and basically keeping the ecological balance intact, a highway construction crew is shown at work felling trees. Soon the antagonism grows between encroaching civilization and the quiet life of the young couple and elderly man.

Viimeinen savotta 1977 star_border 5.6
Follows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During this time he works as a lumberjack in Lapland after running away from the despotic master. He soon becomes familiar with hookers, card hustlers and alcohol.

Moments in Helsinki 1971 star_border 6
A compilation of excerpts from old Helsinki-themed documentaries and new material.

Päämaja 1970 star_border 5.5

The Players 1969
The subject of this eventful documentary film is the ice hockey team of the HIFK multi-sport association, based in Helsinki. The team overwhelmed its opponents and easily won the Finnish Championship season of 1968–1969. The Players is not a conventional sports documentary, but a skilfully executed, musical experiment in form and rhythm.

Mannerheim - Suomen marsalkka 1968

M/S Finlandia 1968
Building and launching the cruise ship M/S Finlandia

Urho Kekkonen - valtiomies, presidentti 1967

Katoavaa Tamperetta 1967 star_border 2

Aloittelija keisarillisessa Aleksanterin yliopistossa 1966

Johan nyt on markkinat! 1966 star_border 5

Shudders 1965 star_border 3.6
A lone fisherman dreams of mermaids

Tunteita 1965 star_border 4

Mr. Pedestrian 1965

Vaaksa vaaraa 1965 star_border 2.5
A technician working in the telephony company receives a mysterious packet.

Onnelliset leikit 1964
A film in two episodes. The first, "Juulia", is a young woman's stylish reminiscence of her brief summer romance, set in some of the most chic design locations around Helsinki. The second episode "Tikku", a seemingly semi-improvised comedy, takes an overworked housewife, her three children and her lazy husband out of the city to spend the weekend at the mother-in-law's.

Luonnon kätköissä 1963

Totuus on armoton 1963 star_border 4.3

Kolmen kaupungin kasvot 1962 star_border 2
A documentary about three of Finland's major cities: Turku, Tampere, and Helsinki, showcasing each city's history, geography, and culture.

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