Subject: psychology

Published: May 24, 2023

Things We Do for Love (Kaikella rakkaudella)

The film tells about the different forms of love and what a person is willing to do for it. The story takes place in the landscapes of Finnish Lapland, Norwegian Lapland, and the Arctic Ocean. Is love something you consider first, or coincidence?

Toivo Vaarala is a photographer who meets Ansa on a photography trip and they fall in love. Ansa’s dangerous, threatening, and ex-husband Ismo, who has a history of murder, enters the picture, but for some reason he becomes friends with Toivo. Ansa and Ismo have two children together. The film also describes their challenging family relationships with their parents.

Published: May 19, 2023

The Batman

Batman (Robert Pattinson) begins to investigate a case where a sadistic serial killer is in control of Gotham. To solve the case, Batman must investigate the city’s hidden corruption more deeply, and to his surprise, also his own family’s connection to the murderer’s motives.

Published: May 19, 2023

Ladies of Steel (Teräsleidit)

75-year-old Inkeri is facing a life sentence, because she hit her husband Tapio on the head with a frying pan. However, Inkeri still wants to live fully and freely for a while, while there is still a chance. She sets off with her two older sisters towards the landscapes of her youth and along the way happens all kinds of things – they pick up two hitchhikers, the car breaks down and dancing in a nightclub turns sinful.

However, it is not just an escape trip before imprisonment, because at the same time Inkeri examines her past, her future, as well as her family and partner relationships. She may even find a love that was once extinguished.

Saara Pakkasvirta was awarded the Jussi award for best supporting actress.

Published: May 16, 2023

Sieniretki

Sieniretki tells the story of PJ, a screenwriter facing challenges in his career, and his best friend Jam, who is a car dealer. Both are tired of their everyday life and together they decide to rent a cabin in the Finnish archipelago. They have a bag of mushrooms with them so that they would certainly experience new interesting experiences.

However, the weekend-long vacation gets out of hand when they experience all kinds of challenges on their trip.

Published: May 11, 2023

Blue Corner (Haaveiden kehä)

The ring of dreams is about an ambitious and strict single father who hopes that his two sons will become professional boxers. The father believes that the older son Jamppa is going to continue forging his boxing career in the world. Little brother Kusti struggles with weight problems. Are the father’s wishes for top athlete sons really worth pursuing?

At the 2003 Jussi gala, the film won three awards: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Music.

Published: May 10, 2023

Diva of Finland

Diva of Finland tells the story of Henna, a Finn who has just graduated high school and hopes to get out of her small town as soon as possible and create a music career. Around the time of Henna’s birthday, the beautiful and talented Silja moves in next door, who makes Henna so blind with envy that she temporarily loses sight.

Published: May 2, 2023

A Man Called Otto

A Man Called Otto is based on the New York Times bestseller “A Man Called Ove”, in which the widowed Otto is grumpy and methodical. One day, a very sunny family moves in next door, and conflicts are ready to be born. However, to everyone’s surprise, a friendship develops between the wife of the family and Otto, which revolutionizes Otto’s long-term outlook on life.

Published: April 21, 2023

Patti Cake$

Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Guild P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$ is starting rap artist seeking fame. At the same time as she tries to break into the New Jersey rap scene, her personal life is put to the test as her mother suffers from heartbreak and other hardships in addition to her difficulties. Fortunately, Patti’s wonderfully supportive friends and grandmother, who deeply believe in her, help.

The film deals with cultural borrowing and stealing, body positivity, fat shaming, appearance pressure, family relationships, support from friends, and a growth story.

Published: April 17, 2023

Little Miss Sunshine

The dramatic comedy is about the Hoover family, where everyone has their challenges, and this is a boundary-breaking film about a happy family idyll.

The father is a motivational trainer who unsuccessfully tries to market the “nine steps to success” program. On the other hand, the conservative mother balances her own family and her brother – the brother has just gotten out of the hospital to recover from his traumas, which are caused by the loss of his boyfriend. The brother is still suicidal and depressed. Grandpa Edwin is a loud-mouthed hedonist who wants to enjoy pleasure by all means.

The children of the Hoover family include Olive and Dwayne. Dwayne is a boy who reads passionately the philosopher Nietzsche. In the film, he sulks strongly. When Olive accidentally receives an invitation to participate in a nationally known “Little Miss Sunshine” race in California, the whole family goes on a trip to cheer her on to success by cramming them into a small, yellow, rusty Volkswagen van. During the trip, the family encounters a breakthrough that changes their lives forever.

The film tells the story of how even those who make a poor living in society, can succeed.

The film won two Oscars: Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay.

Published: April 4, 2023

Hitchcock

Hitchcock is based on true events and the work of Stephen Rebello, when the famous film director Alfred Hitchcock worked on one of his landmark works, the movie Psycho. In particular, the relationship between him and his wife is being investigated.

Koulukino’s learning materials are related to Hitchcock’s career, the concept of “auteur”, biopic films, Hollywood studios, 1950s film production, the Psycho film and its psychoanalysis. The material is aimed at secondary school studies.

The film was nominated at the Oscars for the best make-up and hair.