Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Tulilahden murhenäytelmä / The Tragedy of Tulilahti


Tulilahden murhenäytelmä / The Tragedy of Tulilahti (FI 1959). A Suomen Filmiteollisuus newsreel also available at Yle Areena. The visual quality of the 35 mm print is superior to this photograph.

FI 1959. PC: Suomen Filmiteollisuus. SC: Arno Carlstedt, Niilo Ihamäki. DP: Olavi Tuomi, Veikko Mård. Narrator: Ihamäki. 11'. A fine 35 mm print. Viewed at Orion, Helsinki, 25 May 2005. The gruesome double murder of two girls from Jyväskylä in Tulilahti in August 1959 was never solved. The meticulous investigation processes are documented here as is the funeral which was an event for national mourning. There is a detailed content protocol of the newsreel at Elonet.

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