Love in Finnish
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Love in Finnish |
| Original title | Vuosaari |
| Country of production | Finland , Russia , Germany |
| original language | Finnish , English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 117 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Aku Louhimies |
| script |
Mikko Kouki Aku Louhimies Niina Repo |
| production |
Christoph Thoke David Lussier Pauli Pentti Liisa Penttilä |
| music | Markus Koskinen |
| camera | Tuomo Hutri |
| cut | Benjamin Mercer |
| occupation | |
| |
Love in Finnish (original title: Vuosaari ) is a Finnish film drama by Aku Louhimies from 2012. The protagonists of the episode film , which is divided into eight different storylines, are linked by the search for affection and recognition in the dreariness of everyday life.
The film premiered in Finland on February 3, 2012. In Germany, it was broadcast on Arte on April 25, 2014 .
action
The film is set in the snow-covered suburb of Vuosaari in the Finnish capital Helsinki . The eight individual episodes are intertwined in time and have partial overlaps.
- Milla is a young woman who desperately wants to become famous. She applies to be a singer, tries to be a model, even though she doesn't have the appropriate dimensions, and finally ends up in porn. Her father is rather disinterested in her life.
- The criminals Iiris and Make combine financial difficulties and addiction problems. Iiri's moody character leads Make not only to beat up Robert, but also to commit a robbery. With this he hopes to be able to pay off his debts to the Russians.
- The American Robert misses his family on a business trip, meets with a prostitute and is beaten up by Make in the toilet of a bar.
- Lauri is a doctor and belongs to the "upper class" with his wife Sara. Frustrated by the estrangement from his wife, he has an affair with the housemaid Viivi. When his wife finds out, it comes to a bizarre sauna visit for three. Then Lauri leaves his family.
- Single mother Marika, who has cancer, is preparing her little daughter Aurora for her possible demise. She is treated by Lauri, the desperate husband.
- Pertti is an ambitious but unsuccessful recreational athlete. He is overweight and has been on antidepressant drugs since his wife left him. Aware of the contradictions, he tries to shape his son Teemu into a successful person. When he runs away from home, Pertti falls back into old eating habits.
- The pupil Waltteri lives with his mother in the same house as Milla. He is bullied by his classmates. His mother has a relationship and little time for her son. When the humiliations of his schoolmates get out of hand, Waltteri finally takes up arms.
- The little boy Aleksi loves his dog Max more than his mother.
background
The film, with a budget of around 1.66 million euros, was shot from February to May 2011 in both the Finnish capital Helsinki and in St. Petersburg, Russia .
The Estonian singer Lenna Kuurmaa contributed the theme song to the film and plays the role of Viivi, an Estonian in Finland, in the film.
criticism
According to the 56th Nordic Film Days Lübeck , Aku Louhimies casts a “merciless look at the Finnish situation and conjures up an atmosphere of loneliness, social coldness and latent violence - but not without hope”. Arte said that Louhimies fanned out "eight elegantly interwoven stories into a microcosm that symbolizes modern Finland". The film magazine Cinema wrote that the episodes “paint the picture of a dreary social reality: not uplifting, but definitely captivating” and of “strange charm”.
Awards
The production won an award at the Festróia film festival in 2012. In addition, the film has been nominated for the Jussi several times , including Best Film , Best Director , Best Cinematography , Best Editing and Best Supporting Actress ( Laura Birn ). At Moscow International Film Festival , the film was in competition for the Golden George .
Web links
- Love in Finnish in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 10, 2015 .
- ↑ a b love in Finnish. (No longer available online.) Arte, archived from the original on January 10, 2015 ; accessed on January 11, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Box office / business. IMDb, accessed January 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Locations. IMDb, accessed January 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Love in Finnish. Nordic Film Days Lübeck, accessed on January 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Love in Finnish. Cinema, accessed January 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Awards. IMDb, accessed January 10, 2015 .
