Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Arkiston aarteet 2008 4: Tampere naisten kaupunki 2 / [Treasures from the Archive 2008 4: Tampere, the City of Women 2]

Skatter ur arkivet 2008 4: Tammerfors, kvinnornas stad 2. Compiled for Tampere Film Festival 2008 by Raimo Silius and Lauri Tykkyläinen. Viewed at Cinema Orion, Helsinki, 6 August 2008.
Talvista muotia Tampereella. [Winter Fashions in Tampere]. FI 1955. ca 9 min. - Armi Kuusela and Gil Hilario in the grip of blatant product placement.
Välähdyksiä Miss Eurooppa -kilpailuista Helsingissä. [Glimpses of the Miss Europa Contest in Helsinki].
Ajan Kuvastin 42 - Miss Suomi kilpailut 1958. [Ajan Kuvastin 42 - Miss Suomi Contest 1958]. FI 1958. 11 min. Ironic commentary written by Jukka Virtanen read by Mai-Brit Heljo and Mauno Hyvönen. Starring Pirkko Mannola at 19.
Tampere tekstiilejä tekee. [Tampere at Work with Textiles]. FI 1958. D: Allan Pyykkö. 8 min. Tampere here the big center of textile industry, with Finlayson, Lapinniemi, Klingendahl, Suomen Trikoo, and PMK. Colour faded in the print seen.
Kolmen kaupungin kasvot: Tampere. [The Faces of Three Cities: Tampere]. FI 1962. PC: Suomi-Filmi. D: Matti Kassila. The Tampere episode 30 min. This is an interesting documentary essay with focus on industry, the theatre and literature. Memorable glimpses of The Unknown Soldier at the Pyynikki Summer Theatre, views of Mikko Mäkelä, Eino Salmelainen, and Väinö Linna.
Balladi Sallista. [The Ballad of Salli]. FI 1982. PC: Elovalkia. D+SC+ED: Hannu Peltomaa. Based on the poem "Surullinen laulu Ronganojan Sallista" by Viljo Kajava, composed by Harri Tuominen. Starring Eeva-Riitta Salo and Kari Väänänen, sung by Monna Kamu and Pekka Aarnio. 24 min. Strong atmosphere of the beginning of the 20th century in the workers' district Kyttälä.

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