Through documentaries, the Rake Special screening opens a door to 20th century Finland.
Rake Special is dedicated to Matti Kassila (1924–2018), Risto Jarva (1934–1977), Jaakko Pakkasvirta (1934–2018) and Antti Peippo (1934–1989). The screening consists of four landmark works, each director’s best short documentaries.
Language: Fin Duration: 98 min Age Limit: For All Ages
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Thu 7.3.
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9:30
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Niagara
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12
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Sat 9.3.
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14:30
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Niagara
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12
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Kolmen kaupungin kasvot: Tampere
The Faces of Three Cities: TampereDirector: Matti KassilaCountry: FinlandYear: 1962Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 31 minAge Limit:The narrative of Matti Kassila’s (1924–2018) Tampere episode of Kolmen kaupungin kasvot gracefully captures the faces and distinctive features of Tampere in the summer of 1961, weaving together delightful anecdotes and expressive details. Kassila constructed his splendid documentary in the form of drama: the drama of water, the drama of factories, the drama of the masses in 1918, the drama of genders and the drama within individuals. The episode focuses heavily on the women of Tampere. After all, in 1961, there were about 13,000 more women than men living in Tampere. Working on the Tampere episode filled Kassila with great enthusiasm.
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Nainen ja yhteiskunta
Woman and SocietyDirector: Risto JarvaCountry: FinlandYear: 1968Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 29 minAge Limit:Risto Jarva’s (1934–1977) short film masterpiece from the late 1960s challenged the debate on roles and lack of gender equality in Finnish society. The cleverly selected topic focuses on prevailing attitudes, to the point of ironic exaggeration of opinions. Women portrayed strictly as objects and tools of commercialism. The roles of predators and prey in the final scene at the Linnanmäki amusement park. Nainen ja yhteiskunta is one of Jarva’s finest short films and a demonstration of the high quality of the production company Filminor.
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Eläköön nuoruus!
Long Live Youth!Director: Jaakko PakkasvirtaCountry: FinlandYear: 1968Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 17 minAge Limit:The year 1968 has been called by many names, including the year of the cultural revolution and the year of crazy youth. Jaakko Pakkasvirta (1934–2018) immersed himself in the topic in his informational film, Eläköön nuoruus!, created under Filminor and Postisäästöpankki. The film offers glimpses of the problems faced by the youth of the time from the young people’s own perspective. The music was composed by Otto Donner and performed by one of the popular bands of the era, Blues Section, starring Jim Pembroke. “If the youth could have their way, they would turn this whole culture upside down.”
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Sijainen
ProxyDirector: Antti PeippoCountry: FinlandYear: 1989Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 25 minAge Limit:The journey of Antti Peippo (1934–1989) through the first seven years of his life, his psychoanalytic exploration of his childhood and the traumatic wartime, which left its mark on the nation’s memory. The emotions stirred by the war, collective guilt and responsibility were reflected in family relationships. As the nation suffered, so did the individuals. The film studies the relationship between a community and its member, of how national traumas can manifest in a person. The film won the Main Prize in the National Competition and the Risto Jarva Award in Tampere in 1989.