The Animals of Farthing Wood follows a group of animals who are forced to leave their homes due to human destruction of their habitat. They set out on a journey to find a safe place to live, facing various challenges and dangers along the way. Together, they must learn to work as a team and overcome their differences in order to survive in the wild.
All That Heaven Allows is a melodrama about a wealthy widow, Cary, who falls in love with her younger gardener, Ron. Their relationship faces opposition from Cary's family and friends due to the class differences between them. Despite the disapproval, Cary and Ron must navigate their love for each other with the challenges that arise in a 1950s suburban neighborhood.
During the Continuation War, a Finnish soldier struggles with war weariness and friendships while fighting on the Eastern Front.
Eight Deadly Shots (1972) is a TV mini-series based on a true story. Set in a rural Finnish village, it delves into the life of a farmer and the challenges he faces with unemployment, poverty, and alcoholism. The story revolves around the protagonist's relationship with his alcoholic father, the seasonal changes in the village, and his struggles to make a living. As the plot progresses, the narrative touches upon religion, bootlegging, and the violent consequences of alcohol problems. With a melancholic and revenge-driven undertone, Eight Deadly Shots sheds light on the harsh reality of rural life in 1970s Finland and the impact of alcoholism on a large family.
Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish broadcast network Yle TV2. The production attempts to adapt the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, for the television audience by way of humanizing the mythological characters whose thoughts and actions drive the narrative. The protagonists of Rauta-aika, Väinö, Ilmari and Lemminki, have been inspired by the tales in the Kalevala and go in search of a woman, eventually finding themselves at war with the Nordic people, and in the end pay dearly for their pursuits.
Follow siblings as they construct a tree house and endure the triumphs and hardships of the changing seasons, capturing both the splendor and ruthlessness. Witness their journey through struggles and moments of bliss.
Follows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During this time he works as a lumberjack in Lapland after running away from the despotic master. He soon becomes familiar with hookers, card hustlers and alcohol.
Vaarala, a reserved romantic photographer, has an odd artistic vision of loneliness: he takes serial photos of an empty park bench in remote spaces of nature. When he meets and falls in love with the spirited, unruly Ansa, his ‘bench’ is suddenly filled. But in order to be with her he has to not only overcome his own frailties, but also the impending danger of Ansa’s volatile ex-con ex, and then Ansa herself, a woman prone to impulsiveness and impetuousness.
A delicate stroll through the Russian wilderness at different times of the year.
Here, Beneath the North Star is an epic movie set in Finland during the turbulent years of the Finnish Civil War. It follows the story of a small farmer's family and their struggles against oppression and inequality. The movie depicts the harsh realities of class conflict and the fight for social change.
Tale of a Lake is a documentary that delves into the secrets of a Finnish lake and its surrounding ecosystem. It explores the seasonal changes, the diverse wildlife, and the rich mythology associated with the lake. From the formation of the lake during the ice age to the present day, the film takes viewers on a captivating journey through the beauty and complexity of nature.
This Finnish documentary film directed, written, produced and shot by Markku Lehmuskallio is the first part of a documentary trilogy about the Nenets people. It's a folkloric documentary describing the traditional nomadic life of the Nenets on the Yamal Peninsula. It includes Nenets songs sung by Anastasia Lapsui and her mother Maria Lapsui. The film was the first film collaboration of Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui.
Triangle comedy about a movie crew shooting a no-budget artsy film. Director Pohja is a clumsy beginner, cinematographer Törrönen an old pro, and the leading actors Igor and Merju first detest each other although the script is supposed to make them lovers. The two gradually grow closer even in real life, but the director too has set his eyepiece on Merju.
An ant works to prepare for winter while a drunken grasshopper plays his violin and dances away his time. When the snow arrives, the grasshopper pleads with the ant for shelter and is turned away to die.
The film in its entirety is set in the forest: the protagonists sleep under spruce trees, make art, hunt with their dogs, hold techno raves in the summer night and earn their living as forest owners. As the film progresses, one gains a more versatile view of the forest as a biological organism, a spiritual retreat for humans, a source of inspiration and as a complete living environment supporting us all.
Helsinki, Forever is a documentary film that explores the urbanization and seasonal changes of Helsinki, Finland. It showcases the spirit of the city through arts, painting, and the compilation of various footage. The film takes the viewers on a journey through different quarters of Helsinki, showcasing the beauty of the city's streets, buildings, and urban planning. It also includes edited footage from other movies and archive footage, giving a unique perspective 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.
Finland’s first nature documentary. The filmmakers’ expedition leads them all the way to the Åland Islands and the Karelian Isthmus.
With a keen sense of visual beauty, director Markku Lehmuskallio has created a thought-provoking, aesthetic film about a married couple and an old man living in a remote part of Finland. The young husband goes out hunting but only to support himself and his wife, not to kill off hordes of animals. He sets traps, and that gets him in trouble with the police who proceed to ticket him for using the devices. The forest cycles themselves are intimated when an old tree is shown falling to earth -- perhaps a reflection on the old man's passing years. In contrast to these few people living off the land and basically keeping the ecological balance intact, a highway construction crew is shown at work felling trees. Soon the antagonism grows between encroaching civilization and the quiet life of the young couple and elderly man.