Mikko Mattila
2021Mystical Lumberjack
Mikko Mattila, Mikko Mattila
Pekka Myllykoski
Cosmic Cowboy is an uncensored self-portrait of Finnish country musician Pekka Myllykoski of the legendary Freud Marx Engels & Jung. This new documentary follows the dark downward spiral from mainstream success to his last drunken days. Cosmic Cowboy is a documentary film about friendship between two men and a chemical that binds them, fuels them and ultimately burns them down.
Mystical Lumberjack
Calamari Union
Aki Kaurismäki
Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen
Calamari Union is an allegorical movie that tells the story of sixteen men all of whom are called Frank (inspired by Frank Armoton) apart from a single confrere, Pekka. Collectively the Franks and Pekka are unhappy with the perceived oppression they face in their district of Helsinki, Kallio, and decide to move to another, Eira, imagining it to be an unspoiled place where people can live lives of dignity. The journey is an ironic one given that both districts are not so far apart. In this spirit, their journey across the city takes on epic proportions with each of the travellers gradually falling by the wayside due to such travails as marriage, work, and death. In its entirety the film is a wry discussion of humanity within a system that regards humans as subservient components.
Calamari Union
Valehtelija
Mika Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki, Pirkko Hämäläinen
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
The Liar
Tilinteko
Veikko Aaltonen
Juhani Niemelä, Esko Nikkari
Two men, Nieminen and Varjola, commit a mail van robbery. Varjola betrays his friend: shoots him and takes the loot. Nieminen is arrested, but he refuses to reveal his accomplice's name. On his first leave on prison Nieminen finds Varjola in a small town, where he has became the mayor. Varjola, of course, is shocked to see his old friend again.
Tilinteko
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Anssi Mänttäri
Kauko Laurikainen, Sarina Röhr
Anssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this black comedy that takes place in Helsinki in summer the main character (played by Mänttäri himself) jumps from one bar and bed to the next. Especially vulgar black humour.
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