Pirjo Honkasalo

Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening documentary The Dinosaur looks at the relentless, often disturbing directing techniques behind Mollberg’s art and success.

Jörn Donner’s entire production can be considered as a self-portrait, a life-spanning performance. Whilst others have painted one image or another of Donner, John Webster’s interpretation differs in that it pulls most of its material from Donner’s last-intended interview in December 2019, and an immense never-before-seen collection of photographs from albums simply labelled “Donner – Privat”. As a result, the film morphs into an epilogue of sorts, of Donner’s life story.

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.

Главный герой фильма — четырнадцатилетний Симо. Он живет со своей матерью-одиночкой и старшим братом Илккой в бетонных джунглях Хельсинки. Илкко проводит последний день на свободе — завтра он должен сесть в тюрьму. Мать уговаривает Симо провести этот день вместе со старшим братом. Случайная встреча с фотографом, чьи намерения оказываются недвусмысленны, приводит к вспышке насилия, в котором Симо открывает свое истинное «я».

Главный герой фильма — четырнадцатилетний Симо. Он живет со своей матерью-одиночкой и старшим братом Илккой в бетонных джунглях Хельсинки. Илкко проводит последний день на свободе — завтра он должен сесть в тюрьму. Мать уговаривает Симо провести этот день вместе со старшим братом. Случайная встреча с фотографом, чьи намерения оказываются недвусмысленны, приводит к вспышке насилия, в котором Симо открывает свое истинное «я».

A biographical documentary following the life of a young Japanese priest and bar-owner.

Finnish Kerttu Nuorteva is spying for the Russians in Helsinki during World War II. She is arrested and interrogated in the hope that she will uncover the Soviet Union espionage tactics.

Helsinki, Forever is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws a portrait of Helsinki and also acts as an essay on Finnish culture in a wider sense. It shows Helsinki as captured by leading Finnish feature film and documentary makers over a period of one hundred years.

A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.

A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.

A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.

A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.

A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.

В конце войны финская красавица встречается с немецким солдатом и, бросив дочерей-двойняшек на попечение матери, следует за ним в Германию. Бабушка, преданная коммунистка, даёт девочкам имена Владимир и Ильич (в миру — Хелена и Ирена). Между сёстрами существует особая близость, некая безмолвная связь. Но детство заканчивается сначала со смертью Сталина, а потом и самой бабушки. Оказавшись в детском доме, сестры создают свой собственный мир, закрытый для других. Спустя какое-то время мать возвращается с новым мужчиной — циркачом, отбирающим юные таланты для цирка. «Бывают два типа людей: те, у кого есть талант, — и те, кто им служит», — эту фразу-лейтмотив фильма произносит мать девочек. Ирена становится знаменитой воздушной гимнасткой, а Хелена, с детства неуклюжая, тайком постигает искусство огнеглотания. Близость между сёстрами постепенно исчезает, вплоть до полного разрыва, когда оказывается, что Ирена «похитила» единственный талант Хелены…

TV Documentary about Ingmar Bergman from 1998.

The final film in The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic, Atman is a spectacular epic across India, all documented on stunning 35mm. When his mother dies, a devout Hindu man named Jamana Lal begins a 3,000-mile journey in her honor. The destination is the holy city of Haridwar, but to get there, Lal, a 35-year-old whose legs have been paralyzed since childhood, must travel up the Ganges River. He is joined by his brother and his wife as well as by director Pirjo Honkasalo and her small, intrepid crew. Midway through, a miracle occurs, as Lal crosses paths with a kindhearted woman named Shanta. Atman blossoms into a love story for the ages.

The final film in The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic, Atman is a spectacular epic across India, all documented on stunning 35mm. When his mother dies, a devout Hindu man named Jamana Lal begins a 3,000-mile journey in her honor. The destination is the holy city of Haridwar, but to get there, Lal, a 35-year-old whose legs have been paralyzed since childhood, must travel up the Ganges River. He is joined by his brother and his wife as well as by director Pirjo Honkasalo and her small, intrepid crew. Midway through, a miracle occurs, as Lal crosses paths with a kindhearted woman named Shanta. Atman blossoms into a love story for the ages.

The final film in The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic, Atman is a spectacular epic across India, all documented on stunning 35mm. When his mother dies, a devout Hindu man named Jamana Lal begins a 3,000-mile journey in her honor. The destination is the holy city of Haridwar, but to get there, Lal, a 35-year-old whose legs have been paralyzed since childhood, must travel up the Ganges River. He is joined by his brother and his wife as well as by director Pirjo Honkasalo and her small, intrepid crew. Midway through, a miracle occurs, as Lal crosses paths with a kindhearted woman named Shanta. Atman blossoms into a love story for the ages.

A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking and finally she stopped growing. The village priest in Estonia has explained to the family that seven devils have made a home inside Tanjuska. These devils are giving her orders and only a daily ceremony can force the devils to leave the girl.

A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking and finally she stopped growing. The village priest in Estonia has explained to the family that seven devils have made a home inside Tanjuska. These devils are giving her orders and only a daily ceremony can force the devils to leave the girl.

A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking and finally she stopped growing. The village priest in Estonia has explained to the family that seven devils have made a home inside Tanjuska. These devils are giving her orders and only a daily ceremony can force the devils to leave the girl.

A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking and finally she stopped growing. The village priest in Estonia has explained to the family that seven devils have made a home inside Tanjuska. These devils are giving her orders and only a daily ceremony can force the devils to leave the girl.

A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not so much a narration of his childhood and early years, as an attempt to artistically show what was happening inside his psyche during that time. Literally sold to a master teacher, Sergei Rippas (Tarmo Manni) by his mother when he was still a child, the violin prodigy was forcefully and strictly raised to practice, practice, and perfect his technique. Once an adult, Arsi finds a way to escape the rigors of a U.S. tour and drowns his overworked self in drink, or seeks out one-night stands, or otherwise lets off steam. The tightly-wound spring that has been coiled since he was forced into his grueling training and work sessions -- shown through symbolic images -- eventually snaps in a healthy way, freeing Arsi at last to continue on, simply for the love of music.

Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not so much a narration of his childhood and early years, as an attempt to artistically show what was happening inside his psyche during that time. Literally sold to a master teacher, Sergei Rippas (Tarmo Manni) by his mother when he was still a child, the violin prodigy was forcefully and strictly raised to practice, practice, and perfect his technique. Once an adult, Arsi finds a way to escape the rigors of a U.S. tour and drowns his overworked self in drink, or seeks out one-night stands, or otherwise lets off steam. The tightly-wound spring that has been coiled since he was forced into his grueling training and work sessions -- shown through symbolic images -- eventually snaps in a healthy way, freeing Arsi at last to continue on, simply for the love of music.

Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not so much a narration of his childhood and early years, as an attempt to artistically show what was happening inside his psyche during that time. Literally sold to a master teacher, Sergei Rippas (Tarmo Manni) by his mother when he was still a child, the violin prodigy was forcefully and strictly raised to practice, practice, and perfect his technique. Once an adult, Arsi finds a way to escape the rigors of a U.S. tour and drowns his overworked self in drink, or seeks out one-night stands, or otherwise lets off steam. The tightly-wound spring that has been coiled since he was forced into his grueling training and work sessions -- shown through symbolic images -- eventually snaps in a healthy way, freeing Arsi at last to continue on, simply for the love of music.

Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki, shot by Pirjo Honkasalo and Eero Salmenhaara, is a documentary on the capital of Finland.

Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki, shot by Pirjo Honkasalo and Eero Salmenhaara, is a documentary on the capital of Finland.

Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki, shot by Pirjo Honkasalo and Eero Salmenhaara, is a documentary on the capital of Finland.

Живший в начале 20-ого столетия литератор, журналист и революционер Альгот Унтола (также известный как Майю Лассила, Ирмари Рантамала и под другими псевдонимами), одна из самых загадочных личностей в финской литературе. Унтола сначала жил в финской деревне в качестве учителя, потом в Санкт-Петербурге как бизнесмен, став социалистом и умер во время финской гражданской войны в 1918 году.

Живший в начале 20-ого столетия литератор, журналист и революционер Альгот Унтола (также известный как Майю Лассила, Ирмари Рантамала и под другими псевдонимами), одна из самых загадочных личностей в финской литературе. Унтола сначала жил в финской деревне в качестве учителя, потом в Санкт-Петербурге как бизнесмен, став социалистом и умер во время финской гражданской войны в 1918 году.

Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

Guerrilla style documentary about Finnish Neo-Nazi and occult wacko Pekka Siitoin.

Guerrilla style documentary about Finnish Neo-Nazi and occult wacko Pekka Siitoin.

An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows

An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows

An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows

Uuno goes with his wife to spend summer holiday to their villa in country, studies playing of the violin in a correspondence course and constructs an own violin with do-it-yourself-method, but quits his career when he perceives that takes his free time too much and comes back to live the life "in the shadow of a fridge". In the start scene of film a priest (Ere Kokkonen as voice) says in the Uuno's weddings that his complete name is Uuno Eero Turhapuro, whereas it's in the all later Uuno-films Uuno Daavid Goljat Turhapuro.

Lasse is a car salesman who has vowed to never get married. He wakes up hung over one morning with a wedding ring on his finger and a nude woman in his bed.

Teenager Erik returns from Paris to Finland in a rowboat and is accosted by a gang of youths in the countryside. He walks to Helsinki, returns to his parents' home and his old high school filled with angry radical teens who, typically for the era, consider the teacher-imposed discipline as another form of capitalist imperialism. Almost reluctantly Erik drifts together with Annika, a girl from a wealthy family, and starts experimenting with sex and marijuana. In the same nonchalant manner Erik gets involved in demonstrations and school politics which escalate into a violent school strike leading to police intervention and heavy sanctions.

Пертти снимал порнофильмы в Америке. Вернувшись на родину, в Финляндию, он вынужден заняться созданием местной продукции откровенного содержания за копеечный бюджет. Пертти хочет снять фильм о любви, но все окружающие, включая актеров и зачарованных дам, считают, что он просто развратник и порнограф. Художника, как известно, обидеть может каждый.

Пертти снимал порнофильмы в Америке. Вернувшись на родину, в Финляндию, он вынужден заняться созданием местной продукции откровенного содержания за копеечный бюджет. Пертти хочет снять фильм о любви, но все окружающие, включая актеров и зачарованных дам, считают, что он просто развратник и порнограф. Художника, как известно, обидеть может каждый.

"Once upon a time I walked in thought. And I felt the pain of burning. When all alone."