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Post by pellonpekko on Jan 2, 2007 19:28:10 GMT 2
ok i go to try to the Finnish Embassy. I only just find the address and I goooo!!!
thanks for the suggest. pellonpekko
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Post by hollowheart on Jan 2, 2007 20:28:51 GMT 2
ok i go to try to the Finnish Embassy. I only just find the address and I goooo!!! thanks for the suggest. pellonpekko You're welcome. You should also look for the movies in dvd stores, I'm sure you can find some of them, just look around carefully. I was quite surprised to find films on dvd here in Hungary, I will buy some of them later this month. Some movies are also aired on tv, or in cinemas, you just have to be lucky to notice in time. I always miss them unfortunately... But good luck for you.
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Post by CrazyMary on Jan 2, 2007 23:30:07 GMT 2
ok i go to try to the Finnish Embassy. I only just find the address and I goooo!!! Some movies are also aired on tv, or in cinemas, you just have to be lucky to notice in time. Interesting idea, to go to the Finnish Embassy - "Oh hi, I'm just here to watch some movies. I brought my own popcorn!" At least I know what it looks like. And it is very surprising what you catch on television. My Mum was complaining last night that there was nothing on TV, so I leaned over, looked at the TV program and noticed that the Scandanavian short film "Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers" (posted here by humppaporo recently) was on, so I advised her to watch that! I found a Finnish movie at my local video shop, I'm keeping my eyes open for more.
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Post by hollowheart on Jan 3, 2007 0:06:43 GMT 2
Interesting idea, to go to the Finnish Embassy - "Oh hi, I'm just here to watch some movies. I brought my own popcorn!" In my case, the embassy organized these movie watching events, but its library has a big amount of Finnish dvds to borrow. I guess every embassy has the same collection, so it's worth a try. See, you just have to watch more carefully, and you can find many interesting things. But I always notice them too late. Recently, I missed "Helmiä ja sikoja" on tv. I really want to see it, the reviews said it is a very good film.
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Post by Luonnotar on Jan 8, 2007 22:40:54 GMT 2
You can also easily order Finnish DVD's from filmifriikki. Sometimes they really have cheap movies.. I ordered a lot of movies there and they always ship fast & cheap
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Post by pellonpekko on Jan 9, 2007 0:20:26 GMT 2
or you can go to Finland, Helsinki, and buy dvds at Anttila shop. In Italy don't pass nothing all year from Finland, Nederland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Danmark + Faer Oer Islands. But From England and Scotland arrives something, From Usa arrive Many movies, but they aren't put on tv in Original Language, but in Italian often without a sense during translation in Italian. I bought a Free Region and Parental free DVD from this site: www.dvd-x-player.com, I can see movies without Region and Perental KEY. I'm Enjoying now seeing Children on their Birthdays from USA. I Go to Finland soon and there I will go to Anttila, where I will buy Unna ja Nuuk that they have on their shop. www.unnajanuuk.fi pellonpekko
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lumi
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Post by lumi on Jan 11, 2007 22:34:08 GMT 2
With our good friend Google I found this Finnish Scientific and Cultural Center "Institutum Romanum Finlandiae" in Roma.. Cultural centers are good places in general if you are interested in some cultur. They might have contacts to Finland and know some good and cheep hotels here (probably better then any Finns because we rarely have to stay in a hotel here..) I'm sure that they have a lot of films to borrow and other stuff if you're interested.. There are these Finnish Scientific and Cultural Centers all around the world and I'm sure most of them borrow their films.. And they probably have all the classics.. Google with your own country!
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Post by Humppaporo on Feb 14, 2007 14:35:52 GMT 2
I just took the time to watch Pitkä Kuuma kesä
It is a very nice movie about a boy Pato, who left the Finnish capital Helsinki and moved to the more rural place Joensuu. He meets Lajunen the lead singer of a rock'n'roll band. The time is the early 1980's. Pato starts writing lyrics and coaching the band. They make some own songs instead of just playing cover songs as they did until that moment. Lajunen’s band is quite unknown, and doesn’t even have a name.They pick Kalle Päätalo (after a famous author), this gives much confusion at their first gig, when most of the people show up to meet the writer, and when you see that band on stage, and the audience in their old-ladies dresses and little kids coming along with them, you see that this definitely doesn’t work. Though it is quite funny to watch, you also feel the embarrassment of the band. They get another gig, where also the wrong audience shows up, and they save the gig by playing ‘golden oldies’. Someone gets interested in this band, and they get more gigs, but only this type of gigs. They are totally unhappy with the situation and decide that this is not how it is going to be....
Pato claims that he has the best contacts in Helsinki and that he could help the band make their way to a gig at Tavastia, Finland's most famous legendary rock club. Well they end up there, but only after many misunderstandings.
I really liked this movie, it is a warm movie, about a couple of youngsters that want to achieve something in music, but only for the music, not for money or fame, as one of them states. The personal affairs of the main characters also give a feeling of reality.
There are a lot of humor in this movie, sometimes very obvious, sometimes a little more hidden, like i have seen in many Finnish movies.
Acting is very okay, music is also very okay!!
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Post by Ola on Feb 19, 2007 12:16:46 GMT 2
I saw Mies vailla menneisyyttä a few times. It's one of my favourite... And soundtrack is very nice. Pitkä Kuuma kesä - also great movie! I love this Finnish sense of humor. Helmiä ja sikoja by Perttu Leppä. Very nice movie about Hirvonen brothers. You can find more info here. I like also Mieskuoro Huutajat by Mika Ronkainen. It's a documentary film about the choir of Screaming Men. They shout songs - like anthems, lullabies or just traditional songs. I saw their performance live - it was just great And about the movie - beautiful pictures, great compositions - just wonderful film, worth to watch.
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Post by pellonpekko on Jul 23, 2007 0:36:21 GMT 2
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Post by soturi on Jul 24, 2007 10:26:52 GMT 2
dont really like finnish movies.... well... Tuntematon sotilas is very good and [Täällä Pohjantähden alla. otherwise dont really watch finnish movies... (except for Kummeli movies )
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Post by Ǽcen on Jul 25, 2007 5:49:31 GMT 2
Ok, maybe it's not the highest rung of cultural achievement, but I did get a good laugh out of The Dudesons movie. I was able to find Talvisota (The Winter War) at a video store with a big foreign section, which was very good. Pitkä Kuuma kesä definitely sounds like a fun movie, so hopefully I can see that sometime.
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Post by Nordis on Aug 2, 2007 20:11:23 GMT 2
dont really like finnish movies.... well... Tuntematon sotilas is very good and [Täällä Pohjantähden alla. otherwise dont really watch finnish movies... (except for Kummeli movies ) Even many finnish movies have great storylines, I can't stand the acting and dialog in them. Finnish actors are trained to act in theater (hence the name "Teatterikorkeakoulu"), which really doesn't work on movies. And why can't they speak naturally? Majority of finnish movies has some bulky mix of written finnish and few dialect words as dialog. I guess I would find good finnish movies if I watched them more, at the moment I like only "Rölli ja Metsänhenki" and some old black and white movies. Man I wish I could get those on dvd for reasonable price
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Post by pellonpekko on Aug 2, 2007 22:16:55 GMT 2
Now I would find Finnish Movie: VALO made in 2005, It's a true story in the Zarist years. Actors are Joni Kehusmaa ... Ville Vili Järvinen ... Valo Sara-Maria Juntunen ... Julia Alina Sakko ... Viktoria Eveliina Uusitalo ... Raija
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elizabeth
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Post by elizabeth on Aug 18, 2007 1:56:08 GMT 2
Till now I've seen one finnish movie which is called V2 Jäätynyt Enkeli , and I have to admit that the reason for watching it was music. Great bands which can be heard (Charon, Stratovarius ect) was something wonderful:D:D:D:D:D . BUT, the most important in this movie is that I saw the NORTHER band Good Work;) Everybody who have seen it knows what I'm talking about. Recommended to all of you.
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