Ilkka Kylävaara

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.

Viimeiset rotannahat

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.

Toto

Anssi Mänttäri

Juha Hyppönen, Paavo Piskonen

A group of three male friends with domestic problems behave badly.

Riisuminen

Lauri Törhönen

Erkki Saarela, Eeva Eloranta

Ylösnousemus

Anssi Mänttäri

Ilkka Kylävaara, Eeva Eloranta

A man fakes his own suicide in order to see how his close ones react.