Vihreä kulta

Grönt guld / Green Gold / L'Or vert. FI 1939.
http://www.elonet.fi/title/ek2k8o/
A recent KAVA print avec sous-titres francais par Aline Vannier-Sihvola. Viewed at Cinema Orion, 2 Sep 2009. - I revisited this great movie for 10 minutes to check the quality of the print: luminous, paying justice to the definition of light by cinematographer Armas Hirvonen and director Valentin Vaala. - The film, based on the play by Hella Wuolijoki, is topical because of its ecological message. - The opening feature of our Kino Forest retrospective, a tribute to the 150th anniversary of Metsähallitus (The Finnish Forest Administration), curated by Ms. Tuulikki Halla.

In the Core of the Documentary Film (press conference)

Cinema Orion, Helsinki, 18 Aug 2009. - Ilkka Kippola and Jari Sedergren's magnificent book Dokumentin ytimessä. Suomalaisen dokumentti- ja lyhytelokuvan historia 1904-1944 [In the Core of the Documentary Film. The History of Finnish Documentary and Short Film 1904-1944] was published. It is one of the most important Finnish film books of the decade, full with discoveries of a little-charted territory. Among the audience were notables such as Sven Hirn, Jörn Donner, and Peter von Bagh. Three short films were screened:
Herää Helsinki! [Wake Up, Helsinki!]. FI 1939. PC: Suomi-Filmi, D: Valentin Vaala
Tempo. A Film-Rhapsody of Manufacture. FI 1933. PC: Aho & Soldan
Sireenien kukkiessa 1941 [Lilac Time 1941]. FI 1941. PC: Puolustusvoimat [The Finnish Defense Forces]

Dokumentin ytimessä 42: Makeimmat mainokset

I dokumentärens kärna 42: Rivande reklam / In the Core of the Documentary 42: The Cutest Commercials. Compiled by Ilkka Kippola, Jari Sedergren. Viewed at Cinema Orion, Helsinki, 9 April 2008.
Ravintolayleisöä kameran silmällä [Restaurant Patrons Through the Eye of the Camera]. FI 1930. PC: Ab Mainos Oy. Supervised by: Ragnar Hartwall, Teuvo Tulio, Valentin Vaala. Starring: Hanna Taini, Josef Liebkind, Teuvo Tulio. 6 min. Betacam, alas.
Pikku myyjätär / Den lilla försäljerskan [The Little Saleswoman]. FI 1933. PC: Suomi-Filmi. D: Georg Malmstén. DP: Theodor Luts. Starring Kaarlo Angerkoski, Martta Kontula. Originally 38 min, preserved: 15 min. Video, alas.
Suomen toiset ravinto- ja nautintoainemessut. FI 1933. PC: Suomi-Filmi. P: Erkki Karu. DP: Eino Kari, Frans Ekebom. M: Tapio Ilomäki. 6 min on dvd, alas.
I saw these first films only of the really fascinating history of Finnish commercials.