Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Olen naisalkoholisti / I Am a Female Alcoholist


Ama Jokinen: Olen naisalkoholisti / I Am a Female Alcoholist (FI 1966). A frame enlargement from our Tenho database.

Jag är en kvinnlig alkoholist. FI 1966. PC: The Finnish AA Society. D+SC+DP: Ama Jokinen. M: "Liebestod" (Wagner: Tristan und Isolde). Shot on 16 mm. 20 min. Temperance drama. A Betacam SP projection. Viewed at Orion, Helsinki, 23 March 2005. A story resembling films by Tulio (The Way You Wanted Me, You Went Into My Blood) realized by Ama (Armas) Jokinen (1911–1986). The first person narrative and the documentary aspects are quite moving.

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