Väinö Linna

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.

Фильм о событиях Русско-финской войны (1941-44 гг.), начиная с отвоевания Карелии и заканчивая полным разгромом Финляндии.

Akseli Koskela returns from prison and tries to learn living again. He's not allowed to take part in politics anymore, but he sees a lot of injustice around him. He raises a family with his wife Elina while another war is around the corner...

Based on the novel by Väinö Linna, the story takes place during the time of the Finnish Civil War.

Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).

Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).

Действие фильма разворачивается в течение одного дня - 31 декабря 1917 года. На заседании Совета Народных комиссаров, проходившем под председательством В.И.Ленина, принимается решение о признании независимости Финляндии...

A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.

A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.

Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look at the society at whole. While the class struggle depends, people of the village are driven to bloody civil war.

Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look at the society at whole. While the class struggle depends, people of the village are driven to bloody civil war.

For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.

Marjatta lives in poor conditions in Tampere with her widowed father Arttu who works as a factory worker. Marjatta gets to know engineering student Pauli whose constantly worsening mental health problems and jealousy become a threat to Marjatta and her close circle.

1941 год. Подразделение Финской армии наступает на Ленинград. Главная финская киноэпопея о войне с русскими. Фильм снят по повести Вайно Линна . После Второй Мировой войны эта книга имела в Финляндии и за ее пределами большой успех. Фильм рассказывает о судьбах финских солдат, участвующих в войне против России на стороне Германии. События фильма начинают разворачиваться летом 1941 года, и зритель находится, как бы в центре событий с самых первых дней войны, видит подготовку к войне в финских частях, их искреннюю радость по этому поводу.

Portrait of writer Väinö Linna. The program was completed in 1955, written by Nils-Börje Stormbom and read by Carl-Erik Creutz.