Thread: any good finnish movies to watch?

Originally Posted by maniya

hei =)
i have a question guys :-s
i saw a movie at the Irans international movie festival & there was a Finnish movie (i think it was about a old finnish story),& it was about a boy named Valo & he had a friend named Ville (ville valo!lol!)... i cant remember the name & i couldnt find it :-s please tell me what was the name?? :-s
KIITOS

Hi there.

Yes, the movie is called Valo and it tells one story from the life of Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo. The movie is directed by Kaija Juurikkala in 2005, and is based on Koulupojan päiväkirjat (Schoolboys diaries), a series of stories in a diary-like form, written by Ahola-Valo himself.

Good thing you brought up this one! It's an important true story and a good movie. Didn't remember the movie while making a list earlier in the thread..

A few more links:

The movie: Valo (elokuva ? Wikipedia)

Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo: Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo ? Wikipedia

Schoolboys diaries: Koulupojan päiväkirjat ? Wikipedia

..And a decent dictionary on the net: Sanakirja.org - Ilmainen sanakirja. Englanti, suomi, ruotsi jne. nettisanakirja

Whatever you do do NOT watch "the man without a past" (Mies vailla menneisyyttä). Unless you want to cringe or laugh even though it's not a comedy - it has to be one of the worst films I've ever seen

But a quality Finnish film that I really enjoyed, created a professional atmosphere and had good acting by people you could relate to is Rukajarven Tie, the English title being Ambush. Great film about the winter war.

I'd like to know some more quality Finnish films, war films or films that have a surreal or alternative feel to them..?

Originally Posted by Penguin88

Whatever you do do NOT watch "the man without a past" (Mies vailla menneisyyttä). Unless you want to cringe or laugh even though it's not a comedy - it has to be one of the worst films I've ever seen

I think it's a great movie. I guess it is "too much Finnish" for many viewers.

Originally Posted by Tappaja

I think it's a great movie. I guess it is "too much Finnish" for many viewers.

I like it too

Originally Posted by Tappaja

I think it's a great movie. I guess it is "too much Finnish" for many viewers.

I suppose yes, it comes down to personal taste, but it was not the content or the topic I disliked, it's just the bad acting which I don't really think can be classified as too Finnish because Rukajarven Tie was excellently acted.

Originally Posted by Penguin88

I suppose yes, it comes down to personal taste, but it was not the content or the topic I disliked, it's just the bad acting which I don't really think can be classified as too Finnish because Rukajarven Tie was excellently acted.

They are actually very good actors, in fact Kati Outinen is very famous. They were playing characters that were very withdrawn and shy, even more so than ordinary finns. It is an arthouse movie afterall so it is a little strange by its nature.

I liked the silent scenes were even though no words were spoken, you could still sense the feelings of the actors.

Rukajarven tie was set during the continuation war.

Originally Posted by drummerac

They are actually very good actors, in fact Kati Outinen is very famous. They were playing characters that were very withdrawn and shy, even more so than ordinary finns. It is an arthouse movie afterall so it is a little strange by its nature.

I liked the silent scenes were even though no words were spoken, you could still sense the feelings of the actors.

Rukajarven tie was set during the continuation war.

I suppose.. Again it's personal taste really.

And I didn't realise that the other film was set during the continuation war, thanks for that.

with my host amily, we watched the movie Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö by aki kaurismäki, when we were at our cottage, in Karjalohja. I think it was a funny movie, well, I have a dark sens of humour and can be quite sarcastic, so I enjoyed it. <:

Here are 2 lists of Finnish movies that I've found so far:

• List of Finnish films - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Finnish Film Foundation

Also www.discshop.fi has a list of movies for sale

Ebay user Mr. Molotov also has a large collection for sale :

eBay Shop - Scandinavian shop: Finland, Finnish, Suomi: Juoksuhaudantie R2 Finnish 2004 Kari Hotakainen
You are posting too fast!

Originally Posted by reea

with my host amily, we watched the movie Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö by aki kaurismäki, when we were at our cottage, in Karjalohja. I think it was a funny movie, well, I have a dark sens of humour and can be quite sarcastic, so I enjoyed it. <:

The match factory girl, wow, I found it extremely depressing, that was the first finnish movie I saw and I nearly gave up on the finnish movie industry.... glad I didnt though!

Originally Posted by drummerac

Here are 2 lists of Finnish movies that I've found so far:

• List of Finnish films - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Finnish Film Foundation

Also www.discshop.fi has a list of movies for sale

Ebay user Mr. Molotov also has a large collection for sale :

eBay Shop - Scandinavian shop: Finland, Finnish, Suomi: Juoksuhaudantie R2 Finnish 2004 Kari Hotakainen
You are posting too fast!


The match factory girl, wow, I found it extremely depressing, that was the first finnish movie I saw and I nearly gave up on the finnish movie industry.... glad I didnt though!

haha true, finnish movies are often depressing or contains a lot of black humor... but I guess I would be the kind of person that enjoy black humor, or that is a lot ironic/sarcastic about things. not in a mean way, but I am mostly sarcastic/ironic about myself. I feel bad when people think I'm making fun of them, that really isnt the point of it :S