Tuesday, April 29, 2008

ROLAND AF HÄLLSTRÖM ERIKOISNÄYTÖS

Roland af Hällström specialvisning / Roland af Hällström Special Screening
Cinema Orion, Helsinki, 29 April 2008
In the presence of Arto af Hällström
Suomen ja Neuvostoliiton kulttuurisuhteet alkavat [The Finnish / Soviet Cultural Relations Start]. FI 1945. 9 min. Compilation quality. - With Vsevolod Pudovkin.
Jussit on jaettu ja juhlittu [The Jussi Awards]. FI 1948. Digibeta. 8 min. - With many stars.
Fennadan tarina I: Peruskalliona Roland af Hällström [The Fennada Story I: Roland af Hällström as the Foundation Rock]. D: Peter von Bagh. 57 min. Digibeta. - Excellent with interviews with Esko Töyri, Matti Kassila, Hannu Leminen, Ensio Suominen, Erkki Viljos, Kari Uusitalo, Lasse Pöysti, Rauni Ikäheimo, Maija Karhi, Aarre Elo, Matti Oravisto, Elina Salo, Eeva-Kaarina Volanen, Sylva Rossi, Leif Wager, Tarmo Manni, Kauko Laurikainen, Tapio Rautavaara, Tuija Halonen, Elvi Saarnio, Sylva Rossi. - He created an environment, where everything breathed. Before his time, realistic. Shot a lot late at night. Dangerous when drunk. A good knowledge of the countryside. - He died before his full bloom.
Kauneuden kuvastin [The Mirror of Beauty]. FI 1954. 15 min. The young Lenita Airisto already in command of the camera.

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