ITO – A Diary of an Urban Priest
2010 · 117 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary
A biographical documentary following the life of a young Japanese priest and bar-owner.
Directed by Pirjo Honkasalo · Written by Pirjo Honkasalo
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250 Grammes – A Radioactive Testament · 1983250 Grammes – A Radioactive Testament
★ 10.01983
MovieDrama
Max Sjöman, Architect: "This is the story of my daughter. Her life was short. Short is not purposeless. I brick her picture into the cornerstone of an atomic power station. It is my testament to the future generations. They'll see from that photograph what a healthy child once looked like."
Ikäluokka · 1976Ikäluokka
★ 9.01976
MovieDocumentary
Onni is a shoemaker, aged 70. Toivo is a blacksmith, aged 75. The film tells the story of their generation, from childhood through various stages to the present day. They have lived through the entire Finnish history of this century.
Mysterion · 1991Mysterion
★ 7.51991
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.
Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work · 1998Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work
★ 7.51998
MovieDocumentary
TV Documentary about Ingmar Bergman from 1998.
Christmas in the Distance · 1994Christmas in the Distance
★ 7.51994
MovieDocumentary
The director documents the events leading to a reunion with her estranged father.
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia · 2004The 3 Rooms of Melancholia
★ 7.52004
MovieDocumentary
A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki · 1982Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
★ 7.41982
MovieDocumentary
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki, shot by Pirjo Honkasalo and Eero Salmenhaara, is a documentary on the capital of Finland.
Helsinki, Forever · 2008Helsinki, Forever
★ 7.12008
MovieDocumentary
Helsinki, Forever is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws a portrait of Helsinki and also acts as an essay on Finnish culture in a wider sense. It shows Helsinki as captured by leading Finnish feature film and documentary makers over a period of one hundred years.
Atman · 1997Atman
★ 7.01997
MovieDocumentary
The final film in The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic, Atman is a spectacular epic across India, all documented on stunning 35mm. When his mother dies, a devout Hindu man named Jamana Lal begins a 3,000-mile journey in her honor. The destination is the holy city of Haridwar, but to get there, Lal, a 35-year-old whose legs have been paralyzed since childhood, must travel up the Ganges River. He is joined by his brother and his wife as well as by director Pirjo Honkasalo and her small, intrepid crew. Midway through, a miracle occurs, as Lal crosses paths with a kindhearted woman named Shanta. Atman blossoms into a love story for the ages.
Two Forces · 1979Two Forces
★ 6.81979
MovieDramaWar
Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.
The Earth Is a Sinful Song · 1973The Earth Is a Sinful Song
★ 6.71973
MovieDrama
An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows
Donner - Private · 2021Donner - Private
★ 6.52021
MovieDocumentary
Jörn Donner’s entire production can be considered as a self-portrait, a life-spanning performance. Whilst others have painted one image or another of Donner, John Webster’s interpretation differs in that it pulls most of its material from Donner’s last-intended interview in December 2019, and an immense never-before-seen collection of photographs from albums simply labelled “Donner – Privat”. As a result, the film morphs into an epilogue of sorts, of Donner’s life story.
Tanjuska and the 7 Devils · 1993Tanjuska and the 7 Devils
★ 6.51993
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking and finally she stopped growing. The village priest in Estonia has explained to the family that seven devils have made a home inside Tanjuska. These devils are giving her orders and only a daily ceremony can force the devils to leave the girl.
Concrete Night · 2013Concrete Night
★ 5.82013
MovieDrama
A 14-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.
Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta · 1971Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta
★ 5.61971
MovieDramaRomance
Olavi Koskela, a ladies' man, joins the loggers. As a log driver, Olavi travels from place to place, seducing one girl after another and then abandoning them. Only Kyllikki, the daughter of a wealthy family, is able to resist his advances and incites him to challenge another log driver to a race down the rapids. Through Kyllikki, Olavi is forced to face the consequences of his actions and reflect on the meaninglessness of his life.
Uuno Turhapuro · 1973Uuno Turhapuro
★ 5.61973
MovieComedy
Uuno Turhapuro is a lazy man who abhors manual labor, but has the ability to talk himself out of any sticky situation, usually with his long-suffering wife. In this, his first feature film appearance, Uuno embarrasses his wife in public, tricks his best friend, accidentally goes on a diet, and becomes a famous violinist.
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★ 6.82004
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