June 1987, Helsinki

John Ford: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (US 1949). Captain Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) smokes the ceremonial pipe with the Cheyenne and Arapaho represented by Chief Pony That Walks (Chief John Big Tree), Red Shirt (Noble Johnson) and Chief Sky Eagle (George Sky Eagle).

3 June 1987  Moderato cantabile (FR/IT 1960). D: Peter Brook. Marguerite Duras. SEA Orion, 16 mm, not scope, shrunken [Kenya]
4 June 1987  Nathalie Granger (FR 1972). D: Marguerite Duras. SEA Orion, 35 mm
5 June 1987  La Reine Margot / Kuningattaren ritari (FR/IT 1954). D: Jean Dréville. SEA Orion 35 mm, our print, turning slightly red
6 June 1987  La Voie lactée / Linnunrata (FR/IT/DE 1969). D: Luis Buñuel. SEA Orion 35 mm [X]
7 June 1987  A Day at the Races / Päivä kilpa-ajoissa (US 1937). Marx Bros. [2]. SEA Orion 35 mm
7 June 1987  California Split / Täyskäsi (US 1974). D: Robert Altman. SEA Orion 35 mm
10 June 1987  at 9 am at Silja-Terminalen: I welcome Yngve Bengtsson and a delegation of 25 activists of SFF (Sveriges Förenade Filmstudios), the Swedish organization of film societies, who have come to spend three days at Cinema Orion to view our treasures, mainly nitrate prints
10 June 1987 at 10 am  The Big Carnival / Tuhansien silmien edessä (US 1951). D: Billy Wilder. SEA Orion 35 mm safety print, SFF special screening
10 June 1987 afternoon  She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / Keltainen nauha (US 1949). D: John Ford. SEA Orion 35 mm safety print, brilliant Technicolor, SFF special screening - I escort the SFF team to Hotel Helka
11 June 1987  La Charrette fantôme / Ajomies (FR 1939). D: Julien Duvivier. The French remake of the Selma Lagerlöf - Victor Sjöström classic. SEA Orion 35 mm nitrate print, SFF special screening
12 June 1987  I say goodbye to the SFF guests and board the night train to Rovaniemi.

See separate entry: Midnight Sun Film Festival 1987.

23 June 1987  La Mort en ce jardin / Kuoleman puutarha (FR(MX 1956). D: Luis Buñuel. SEA Orion 35 mm
25 June 1987  The Steel Helmet / Teräskypärä (US 1951). D: Sam Fuller. [2] SEA Orion 35 mm
25 June 1987  Hell and High Water / Merten paholaiset (US 1953). D: Sam Fuller. [2] SEA Orion 35 mm, vintage 2,55:1 CinemaScope with magnetic sound, Eastmancolour turning red
26 June 1987  Madigan / Säälimättömät (US 1968). D: Don Siegel. Video: I view the rest of the movie that was interrupted in Sodankylä as I had to board the night train to Helsinki.
26 June 1987  9½ Weeks / 9½ viikkoa (US 1986). D: Adrian Lyne. Video fast forward
27 June 1987  The Wicker Man / Uhrijuhla (GB 1973). D: Robin Hardy. Video fast forward
28 June 1987  Norman McLaren programme, 16 mm mostly, from the Canadian Embassy
- Opening Speech (CA 1960) 35 mm
- Boogie Doodle (CA 1940)
- Hen Hop (CA 1942)
- Alouette (CA 1944)
- Hoppity Pop (CA 1946)
- La Poulette grise (CA 1947. 
- Rythmetic (CA 1956)
- A Chairy Tale (CA 1957) 35 mm
- Pas de deux (CA 1967)
- Narcissus (CA 1983)
28 June 1987  Les Amants / Yö kuuluu rakkaudelle (FR 1958). D: Louis Malle. SEA Orion 35 mm
30 June 1987  The Son of the Sheik / Sheikin poika (US 1926). D: George Fitzmaurice. Valentino. SEA Orion 35 mm nitrate print of the sonorized version. The audience cheers.
30 June 1987  Igrok / Pelurit / The Gambler (SU 1972). D: Aleksei Batalov. Dostoevsky, with Nikolai Burljajev. Sovcolour turning red. SEA Orion 35 mm

Midnight Sun Film Festival 1987

Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger: I Know Where I'm Going! (GB 1945) with Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey.

I arrive on Saturday. The festival has started on Wednesday.
13 June 1987 12.00  Les Parapluies de Cherbourg / Cherbourgin sateenvarjot (FR/DE 1964). D: Jacques Demy. SEA 35 mm print. In the presence of Jacques Demy
13 June 1987 15.00  A Canterbury Tale (GB 1944). D: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. NFA 35 mm print. In the presence of Michael Powell
13 June 1987 17.30  I Know Where I'm Going! / Myrskyöitä (GB 1945). D: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. NFA 35 mm print. In the presence of Michael Powell
13 June 1987 19.00  Film concert Greed (US 1924). D: Erich von Stroheim. SEA 35 mm print. Anssi Tikanmäki Film Orchestra
13 June 1987 [a glimpse of Monterey Pop in 35 mm] in the presence of D. A. Pennebaker.
13 June 1987  Down By Law (US 1986). D: Jim Jarmusch. Preview of the Senso Films release. 35 mm
14 June 1987 10.00 Morning discussion with D. A. Pennebaker, hosted by Peter von Bagh
14 June 1987 12.30  Small Back Room (GB 1949). D: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. NFA 35 mm print. In the presence of Michael Powell
14 June 1987 20.00 The Big Steal / Kuolema vaanii varjossa (US 1949). D: Don Siegel
14 June 1987 22.30 Hell Is For Heroes / Kuusi urhoa (US 1962). D: Don Siegel
15 June 1987  Morning discussion with Raymond Durgnat, Thelma Schoonmaker, Michael Powell
15 June 1987 12.45  The King of Comedy / Koomikkojen kuningas (US 1982). D: Martin Scorsese. 35 mm. In the presence of Thelma Schoonmaker
15 June 1987 17.00  Madigan / Säälimättömät (US 1968). D: Don Siegel - the beginning

15-16 June  Night train from Rovaniemi to Helsinki. I sleep well.