Best Finnish Movies Ever? Nominations?

AldenG · Post by **AldenG** » Fri May 08, 2009 3:43 am

How about two categories, art and entertainment.

I'll start it off with a nomination.

Art: Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

Entertainment: (blank)

I'd also give an honorable mention to the 1984 Niskavouri. Somehow it was directed in a lighter, more entertainment-oriented vein than IIJK, even though they're both Kassila's. Niskavuori is maybe not quite art cinema but neither is it only entertainment. I suppose the intent was to appeal to a wider demographic. Didn't Kassila also direct Jäähyväiset presidentille? He's certainly wasn't stuck in a single style.

Kinosto and others need some serious help with their U.S. marketing. The Finnish movies that get sent to the states are mostly ill-chosen for this market. No Kaurismäki is ever going to thrive in the broader art-theater circuit here. They die after short runs in New York and maybe one or two other cities. Niskavuori would still do quite well today, even though the age of nostalgia for that era has mostly passed. Ihmiselon might also do quite well. Trying to sell Tuntematon sotilas over here was a huge and entirely foreseeable mistake. European movies of less substance and quality than some Finnish films regularly do well on the US art-theater circuit, which is substantial -- possibly bigger than the entire domestic Finnish market. Finnish distributors just send the wrong stuff.

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Mölkky-Fan · Post by **Mölkky-Fan** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:51 am

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...sorry, did not see the Finnish bit!

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:17 am

Perhaps not in the league of best films ever, but I can watch these two movies over and over!

Joulutarina & Tyttö sinä olet tähti

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:23 am

Tuntematon Sotilas The original version of 1955
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048752/

david.connoll · Post by **david.connoll** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:15 am

i really liked the movie about the finnish sky jumper matti ,if thats his name,he s always in the papers now still
sorry i cant remember the moives name or his full name

Jukka Aho · Post by **Jukka Aho** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:54 am

david.connoll wrote:i really liked the movie about the finnish sky jumper matti ,if thats his name,he s always in the papers now still
sorry i cant remember the moives name or his full name

Matti Nykänen. Even though he’s now better-known from tabloid headlines, he was a several-times world champion and Olympic gold medalist as a ski jumper back in the 1980s. The 2006 movie was simply called Matti (IMDB); I haven’t seen it myself.

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Sat May 09, 2009 3:05 pm

I usually despise Artsyfartsy movies, but maybe this one is enough to make Flower hatted aunties cry, so in art category I nominate:
The Foetus

To the entertainment category I shall nominate the first Finnish movie that really was entertaining and worth a second look:
Häjyt

Maybe we should also make "Classics" category, where everyone nominates Tuntematon Sotilas

Bubba Elvis XIV · Post by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Sat May 09, 2009 3:13 pm

The Foetus

"abuse and torture of women and children"

Sounds awesome...And you don't like art movies...with themes like that how can't you?

I'll have to give them a try. I've hardly seen any finnish films...language issue. And when I pick something up I usually go with something I really want, not something tha tI want to 'check out'.

maurine · Post by **maurine** » Sat May 09, 2009 3:18 pm

I liked the "levotomat" although the sex scene almost looked real. I guess they really did it when making the movie huh.....just my thoughts,

onkko · Post by **onkko** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:45 pm

Jukka Aho wrote:
david.connoll wrote:i really liked the movie about the finnish sky jumper matti ,if thats his name,he s always in the papers now still
sorry i cant remember the moives name or his full name
Matti Nykänen. Even though he’s now better-known from tabloid headlines, he was a several-times world champion and Olympic gold medalist as a ski jumper back in the 1980s. The 2006 movie was simply called Matti (IMDB); I haven’t seen it myself.

He also did some "artistic films about human reproduction" and has decent sized organ for that, or was it only magazine

Bubba Elvis XIV · Post by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:49 pm

onkko wrote:and has decent sized organ for that,

Never saw him as a church going man!

onkko · Post by **onkko** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:56 pm

Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:
onkko wrote:and has decent sized organ for that,
Never saw him as a church going man!

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/orig ... 501748.jpg

Well organ as part of body, hell again i didnt know how to use english

I should have used word "dick" to be clear

Argentiinalainen · Post by **Argentiinalainen** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:28 pm

i watched Häjyt!!!!! Very good plot!!!!!

Bubba Elvis XIV · Post by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:43 pm

onkko wrote:
Well organ as part of body, hell again i didnt know how to use english I should have used word "dick" to be clear

Hah. No, it means both...and can be used for dick too. That's 1 euro thanks!

Back to films....Anyone seen that 'Sauna' movie?

onkko · Post by **onkko** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:22 am

Sauna movie was amateurs, look perkele movie

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