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Tom of Finland elokuvan juliste

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Tom of Finland

A film about Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen’s journey to international success and at the same time a story about Finnish history. The Tom of Finland film was part of the program for the centenary of Finland’s independence in 2017. (Source: Koulukino)

Teit meistä kauniin elokuvan juliste

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Teit meistä kauniin (Born in Heinola)

The story of four young people who try to survive with the help of music in a forest industry town struggling in the 90s depression. (Source: Koulukino)

Kuva Takaisin pintaan dokumentista.

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Diving Into the Unknown (Takaisin pintaan)

A documentary film about a life-threatening operation and unconditional friendship, where a friend is not left behind, even at the risk of his own life. (Source: Koulukino)

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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs takes the audience behind the scenes of the digital revolution and paints an intimate portrait of the man at its center. The film takes place behind the scenes of three historic product launches, ending in 1998 and the launch of the iMac. Michael Fassbender plays Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple and a pioneer in his field.

The supporting roles include Kate Winslet as the company’s marketing director, Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak and Jeff Daniels as Apple CEO John Sculley. Oscar® winner Danny Boyle is responsible for directing. Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin wrote the film based on the bestselling biography by Walter Isaacson. (Source: Film Chamber)

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Miral

A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.

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BlacKkKlansman

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

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Judy

In the winter of 1968, legendary singer and actress Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out concerts over five weeks. Her rise to stardom began 30 years earlier with her iconic role in The Wizard of Oz. While her voice may have changed over the years, its emotional power has only grown. The film Judy portrays Garland as she prepares for her performances, navigates tensions with her manager, experiences a passionate romance with Mickey Deans—soon to become her fifth husband—and reflects on the joys and struggles of her life. Starring Renée Zellweger, the movie captures Garland’s unique charisma, longing for love, and the timeless magic of her legacy. Directed by Rupert Goold, the cast also features Jessie Buckley and Finn Wittrock.

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The Danish Girl 

A touching love story based on the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. 1926 Copenhagen-based artist Einar Wegener, who is married to Gerda Wegener, is known for his landscape paintings. Gerda is also an artist, less well known, but employed as a portrait painter of celebrities. Their marriage is strong and full of love.

Everything changes when Gerda asks her husband to pose as a model and wear a woman’s outfit to complete her painting. The experience changes the couple’s entire life. Einar notices that when he is Lili, he is able to realize himself at his truest and begins to live as a woman. Gerda, on the other hand, finds a new muse in Lili and matures into a new blossoming as an artist. The couple also has to face the prejudices of the surrounding society. They leave their home country for a more open-minded Paris. Again and again, Gerda shows her support for Lili.

Directed by Tom Hooper. As actors, e.g. Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander and Amber Heard. Movie won an Oscar from Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.

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Rocketman

Rocketman tells the inspiring story of Elton John’s breakthrough years, when shy piano virtuoso Reginald Dwight becomes an international superstar. The film depicts Sir Elton John’s stages from childhood to the beginning of the 90s. Genius child developed into a music superstar, whose life was overshadowed by difficult relationships with his parents, low self-esteem, uncertainty about his own sexuality, various addictions and bulimia. The brutality of the music industry and the difficulty of loving also come to the fore in relation to the manager boyfriend.

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– Elton John is portrayed by actor Taron Egerton.
– Jamie Bell: Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s long-time collaborator and lyricist.
– Richard Madden: John Reid, Elton John’s former manager and romantic partner.
– Bryce Dallas Howard: Sheila Eileen, Elton John’s mother.

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Van Gogh – At Eternity’s Gate

Van Gogh – At Eternity’s Gate is the story of an extraordinary talent who defied the norms of his time. It focuses on the artist’s last years and the productive period he spent in Arles, France. The journey to the beautiful light and colors of the south was tinged by a stormy friendship with Paul Gaugain (Oscar Isaak) – and van Gogh’s own mental breakdown. Ignoring doubters and scoffers, working in modest circumstances, Van Gogh created some of the world’s most beloved works of art. His most important supporter was his younger brother Theo (Rupert Friend), who saw Vincent as an interpreter for future generations. Other roles include e.g. Mads Mikkelsen, Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric. Director Julian Schnabel, known as a painter himself, rejects the typical conventions of a biopic and focuses on depicting the landscape of Van Gogh’s mind. (Source: Finnkino Oy)