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I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
, 1h20Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, Serge Reggiani, Trevor Bowen, Aki Kaurismäki
Henri Boulanger (Léaud), a French man living in London, is laid-off from his job after fifteen years of service. He tries to commit suicide but because he continuously fails, decides to hire a hitman (Kenneth Colley) to finish the job. After making the contract he meets Margaret (Margi Clarke) and finds new meaning to life, however, he is unable to call off the hitman.
, 1h32Directed by Juho Kuosmanen
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Sports films, Boxing films
Le film raconte l'histoire véridique d'Olli Mäki, premier Finlandais à boxer dans un championnat du monde. En 1962, au stade olympique d'Helsinki, il a perdu le combat par KO à la deuxième manche devant un stade olympique plein. Mäki a déclaré que ce jour a quand même été le plus beau de sa vie.
, 1h2Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Kati Outinen, Matti Pellonpää, Mato Valtonen, Elina Salo
Valto (Mato Valtonen) lives with his mother, who runs a clothing business. Valto is seen sewing clothes for his mother at the beginning of the film. When he discovers the coffee has run out, and his mother refuses to make him new one right away, he locks his mother in a cupboard, steals her money and goes out. Valto finds Reino (Matti Pellonpää), who has been fixing Valto’s car. They then go on a road trip with no apparent destination. With music coming out of a in-car vinyl player of Valto’s car and Reino’s story about how he got into some legal trouble after he punched someone, the two seemingly enjoy the road trip. This is a typical Kaurismäki’s ordinary-scene-made-interesting moment.
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008)
, 1h40Directed by Peter Greenaway
Origin Finlande
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about the visual arts
Actors Peter Greenaway, Martin Freeman, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Emily Holmes, Natalie Press
Brasileirinho (2005)
, 1h30Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
A la fin du XIXe siècle, à Rio de Janeiro, quelques musiciens esquissèrent les premiers mélanges de mélodies européennes (valses, polkas), de rythmes afro-brésiliens associés à leur interprétation mélancolique de la musique indienne : le choro était né. Le choro joue dès lors un rôle prépondérant dans le développement de l¹identité culturelle brésilienne et devient un style musical populaire dans les années 20.
The Fencer (2015)
, 1h38Directed by Klaus Härö
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Sports films
Actors Ursula Ratasepp, Märt Avandi
A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu, Estonia, in the early 1950’s, having left Leningrad to escape the secret police. He finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students, where he starts teaching them his great passion – fencing. Disapproving, the school's principal starts investigating Endel’s background.
Crime and Punishment (1983)
, 1h33Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Markku Toikka, Esko Nikkari, Matti Pellonpää
Une adaptation du roman Crime et Châtiment de Fiodor Dostoïevski.
Christmas Story (2007)
, 1h23Directed by Juha Wuolijoki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Kari Väänänen, Mikko Leppilampi, Minna Haapkylä, Mikko Kouki, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Laura Birn
Many years ago, in Lapland, a boy named Nikolas is orphaned when his family are killed in an accident. The heads of the families in the village meet to decide his future and, as life in the arctic is difficult, it is decided that as no one family could care for him permanently, they would raise him communally, with each family taking him for one year and then moving him on to the next. Grateful, Nikolas begins whittling toys out of wood as a gift which, each Christmas, he leaves for the family that cared for him. It becomes a tradition from then, with Nikolas never forgets the children of those families that received him each year. When a blight hits the village, and none of the families can afford to take him in for the next year, he is taken in by grumpy hermit Iisakki as his carpenter's apprentice. Iisakki works him hard but Nikolas is clever and quick to learn, and Iisakki gradually grows to love Nikolas as his own son. Nikolas begins to live more and more for the spirit of Christmas with each passing year and it becomes his life and as he grows old he becomes the figure known as Santa Claus.
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
, 1h18Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Jim Jarmusch, Sakari Kuosmanen, Mato Valtonen
The Leningrad Cowboys, a band with foot-long quiff hairstyles and long Winklepicker shoes to match, are seeking success in Siberia, but nobody seems to like their music, except for the mute village idiot, Igor (Kari Väänänen). Thwarted by a lack of local commercial potential, they are encouraged to move to America, for people will "buy anything" there. They depart for New York, bringing with them a band member who had frozen the previous night while practicing outside.
Calamari Union (1985)
, 1h22Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Sakari Kuosmanen, Matti Pellonpää, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Markku Toikka, Mato Valtonen, Kari Väänänen
Calamari Union tells the story of sixteen men, all called Frank (inspired by Frank Armoton) apart from one man called Pekka. Collectively the Franks and Pekka are unhappy with life in Kallio, a working-class district of Helsinki, and decide to move to Eira, an upper-class district, imagining it to be unspoiled. In fact the two districts are not very far apart, but the journey across the city takes on epic proportions, as each of the men falls by the wayside through marriage, work or death.
Heart of a Lion (2013)
, 1h44Directed by Thomas "Dome" Karukoski
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about racism, Skinheads
Actors Peter Franzén, Laura Birn, Jasper Pääkkönen, Pamela Tola, Jussi Vatanen
« Un néo-nazi tombe en amour avec une femme qui a un enfant métis, ce qui chamboule ses valeurs. »
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
, 1h26Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Kati Outinen, Esko Salminen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Kari Väänänen
Une adaptation contemporaine du Hamlet de Shakespeare où l'intrigue, relativement bien respectée mais traitée avec l'humour à froid du réalisateur, est transposée dans le cadre d'une grande entreprise familiale.
The White Reindeer (1952)
, 1h13Directed by Erik Blomberg
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman, Arvo Lehesmaa, Pentti Irjala, Aarne Tarkas
The film, based on pre-Christian Finnish mythology and Sami shamanism, is set in Finnish Lapland and centers on a young woman, Pirita. In the snowy landscape, Pirita and reindeer herder Aslak meet and soon marry. Aslak must spend time away for work, leaving his new bride lonely. In an effort to alleviate her loneliness and ignite marital passion, Pirita visits the local shaman, who indeed helps her out; but in the process turns her into a shapeshifting, vampiric white reindeer. The villages' men are drawn to her and pursue her, with tragic results.
A Moment in the Reeds (2018)
, 1h47Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Leevi, qui prépare sa thèse de littérature comparée à Paris, revient en Finlande passer l’été auprès de son père dans le chalet familial au bord d’un lac. Celui-ci le sollicite afin de réparer le chalet qu’il souhaite vendre pour obtenir des fonds à injecter dans son entreprise dont l’activité connaît des difficultés. Absorbé par les deux poètes qu’il étudie pour ses travaux de recherche, Leevi n’est guère enclin à participer à ces travaux qui l’ennuient profondément et pour lesquels il ne montre aucune disposition. Son père recourt aux services d’une société qui lui envoie un ouvrier. L’arrivée de Tarek, réfugié syrien, que le père regarde de haut, avec une certaine méfiance, ne laisse pas Leevi indifférent. Ils vont rapidement s’abandonner l’un à l’autre loin du père reparti pour s’occuper de son entreprise. Leevi et Tarek se rapprochent et évoquent leurs désirs et leurs rêves. À son retour le père constate que les travaux n’ont pas avancé et accuse Tarek d’être incompétent et incapable de s’acquitter des tâches pour lesquelles il a été embauché. Une dispute survient. Elle ne sera pas sans conséquences sur la relation naissante de Leevi et Tarek.
Tom of Finland (2017)
, 1h56Directed by Thomas "Dome" Karukoski
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes La bande dessinée, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Werner Daehn, Jessica Grabowsky, Jakob Oftebro, Kari Hietalahti
Des fantasmes de bûcherons, bikers, fermiers, ou de soldats hyper virils. Son compagnon, un danseur, l'encourage à publier ses dessins...