Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts

28/10/18

Naisenkuvia aka Portraits of Women (1970) - Jörn Donner



Peter Cowie wrote:
Donner has always been intrigued by the position of women in Scandinavian life, although from an Ethical Rather than a sociological standpoint. Like Bergman's, his female protagonists loom larger in the memory than his menfolk. Portraits of Women (Naisenkuvia, 1970) is Donner's equivalent to Bergman's Now About These Women, except that it is much funnier in a shameless, earthly fashion. Again Donner sardonically deflates the supercilious image that many Finns have of their own behaviour, as he follows the priapic process of a porno-movie maker from take to take and from bed to bed.

17/12/11

Sensuela (1973) - Teuvo Tulio

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The Finnish camp classic of all time!

"Sensuela - woman hot as hell, wet as a swamp, she will suck the men inside her!"

Not many films have the dubious honor of ranking as some of the campiest Finnish movies ever made. Teuvo Tulio (1912-2000) started to film Sensuela already in 1964, but interrupted it largely due to the financial reasons. The movie was shot entirely with an old equipment from the 1940's, which explains the dreamy look of the shots and finely detailed color stock. Most of the scenes were shot during 1967-1968, and some of the retakes and extra scenes were still filmed after the premiere. Meanwhile one of the leading actors Ossi Elstelä died in 1969 and his lines were dubbed by Uolevi Vahteristo.

02/12/11

Levottomat 3 (2004) - Minna Virtanen



Plot summary from IMDB:
Thirty-something Jonna, successful ad executive with cozy architect husband Niklas and two small children, leads a double life. She is constantly on the lookout for quick casual sex. When she starts seeing handsome and rich young yacht owner Aleksi, things really start going awry in her personal and professional life. While her artist sister Sanna provides her with suitable alibis, TV sex therapist Nora tries to help her come to terms with her sex addiction.