#edvin laine

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päivi nimeltä poika eiku

edit of kaino itkonen (ansa ikonen) from a kind of mid finnish film called rakas lurjus. it’s a comedy about two dedicated misogynists who live together (🏳️‍🌈?) being forced to find a tenant during a housing crisis. they don’t want (under any circumstances) a woman under their roof so kaino moves in dressed as a man.

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[stephanleyhes]

Jussi Jurkka in Musta rakkaus (dir. Edvin Laine, 1957)

[homospeksuaali]

Pitäisin ehkä huvittavana että täsmälleen samat kritiikit on Mollen lisäksi saaneet myös Edvin Laine, Kristian Smeds ja Väpä itse.

[bisonaari]

Alright, here's a not-so-serious guide on what ya need to do:

Step one: get a finnish flag. (Idk what to do with it but it feels like it's an important step)

Step two: light two blue and white candles by the window. (i've never done this but apparently it is a thing)

Step three: Watch Edvin Laine's 1955 movie adabtation of the Unknown soldier. While you're at it think about the veterans and the winter war.

Step four: watch people shake hands with the president. This will take a while, better have snacks. Commenting on the guests outfits is recommended and often the highlight. The media loves to do this.

Congratulations you've experienced a finnish independence day.

Alternative quests:

-Say "hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää!"

-Students' torch cavalcade

-Independence day military parade

-eat a pastry with finnish flag colors.

-Sing/listen to the national anthem.

-listen to Finlandia by Jean Sibelius

I am taking notes and I WILL celebrate

It could double as a quebec celebration since our flag it blue and white as well TWO BIRDS IN ONE STONE

[byneddiedingo]

Jarl Kulle and Bibi Andersson in The Devil's Eye (Ingmar Bergman, 1960)

Cast: Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Stig Järrel, Nils Poppe, Getrud Fridh, Sture Lagerwall, Georg Funkquist, Gunnar Sjöberg, Gunnar Björstrand. Screenplay: Ingmar Bergman, based on a radio play by Oluf Bang. Cinematography: Gunnar Fischer. Production design: Edvin Laine, P.A. Lundgren, Mario Soldati. Film editing: Oscar Rosander. Music: Eric Nordgren.  Molière, Mozart, Byron, Pushkin, Kierkegaard, Shaw, and Camus have all had their go at Don Juan, so why not Ingmar Bergman? This rather turgid and talky fantasy has the Don (Jarl Kulle) returning to Earth to seduce Britt-Marie (Bibi Andersson), a young woman whose virginity has caused a proverbial sty in the devil's (Stig Järrel) eye. That so much ado is made about the virginity of a woman about to be married in 1960's Sweden is only one of the problems with the movie's setup. She's the daughter of a vicar (Nils Poppe) in a small Swedish village whose wife, Renata (Gertrud Fridh), feels neglected and has sunk into a psychosomatic invalidism. When Don Juan arrives, he brings along his manservant, Pablo (Sture Lagerwall), who takes it on himself to seduce Renata. What starts out to be a sex farce turns into a disquisition on the nature of love. It's not helped by the archness of some of the performances, especially Andersson's. She's made up and costumed to look like the heroine of an early 1960s domestic sitcom like The Donna Reed Show, and it's hardly plausible that she should choose her goofy fiancé, Jonas (Axel Düberg), over the brooding but intelligent Don. Bergman clashed with his longtime cinematographer Gunnar Fischer during filming, putting an end to their collaboration but opening the way to an even more fruitful one with Sven Nykvist.  

[notthestartbutfinfilm]

Blog #5 - The Unknown Soldier and The Known Author

A film made three times over the course of several decades is sure to draw the attention of anyone. The Unknown Soldier was first a book published in 1954 by author Väinö Linna. Interestingly, another of Linna's books was made into a Finnish movie much later on in 2009.

The Unknown Soldier has three versions. 1955, 1985, and 2017. This blog will be focused for the most part on the 1955 original film, so when the title is mentioned without a year, this is the one referenced.

Focusing on the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, the film uses a mix of authentic film from the events depicted alongside the footage taken for the film. The editors did such a masterful job that it is at times nearly impossible to tell the difference.

The critical reception of the film was clear with the nomination for a BAFTA award in 1956, along with the six wins the film took home at the Jussi Awards. The film is still talked about today in film classes around the world.

Interestingly, when the film was shown in Russia for the first time it received a standing ovation from the audience. The film is shown in Finland every year on December 6th, Finland's Day of Independence.

When the film was remade in 2017, it brought modern film techniques into the fold in order to make the film even more visually stunning. The opening scene is a masterful display of transitional storytelling.

The ending scene perfectly parallels and brings the story full circle.

The difference between the films is striking and yet still familiar and recognizable to viewers of both versions, with colors used sparingly to help maintain the old and depressing atmosphere seen in the original black and white picture.

Sources:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/03/04/finland-russia-winter-war/

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Events 12.23 (before 1960)

484 – The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity. 558 – Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks. 583 – Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque. 962 – The Sack of Aleppo as part of the Arab–Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo. 1598 – Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martín García Óñez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru. 1688 – As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his son-in-law and nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary. 1773 – Moscow State Academy of Choreography was founded under the reign of Catherine II. It is the second ballet school in Russia after Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. 1783 – George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. 1793 – The Battle of Savenay: A decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution. 1815 – The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published. 1876 – First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans. 1893 – The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed. 1905 – The Tampere conference, where Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin meet for the first time, is held in Tampere, Finland. 1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System. 1914 – World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt. 1914 – World War I: During the Battle of Sarikamish, Ottoman forces mistook one another for Russian troops. The following friendly fire incident leaves 2,000 Ottomans dead and many more wounded. 1916 – World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula. 1919 – Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom. 1936 – Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. 1936 – Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon. 1941 – World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island. 1947 – The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. 1948 – Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan. 1950 – General Walton Walker dies in a jeep accident and is replaced by General Matthew Ridgway in the Eighth United States Army. 1954 – First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. 1955 – The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.

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Joko on tuntematon katsomot valmiina?

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@the-blue-fairie @fairytaleslive @themousefromfantasyland

Prinsessa Ruusunen (Sleeping Beauty) | dir. Edvin Laine (1949)

[mannersarewhatmatters]

Toivo Syrkkä, Sylvi 1944 

Based on the play by Minna Canth (1893)

[neroushalvaus]

Pakko kysyy Tuntsa!

@allergekko

Great minds etc etc :') Ei mutta kiitos! Tuntemattomasta mulla on onneksi vähemmän mutistavaa kuin noista aiemmista, varmaankin, koska se on kirjana enemmän tuollainen tiivis pakkaus. Mutta katsotaanpas...

5. Tämä ei ole mikään kritiikki, sanon vain että Tuntemattomassa on paljon todella tarkkanäköisiä sodanvastaisia kohtia ja niitä saisi olla vielä viisikymmentä kertaa enemmän.

4. Tämä ei ole näin yksinkertaista, mutta tämä on vain oma henkilökohtainen mielipiteeni: Kariluoto on hahmona vähän irrallinen muusta hahmokaartista eikä paljonkaan menetettäisi, jos se poistettaisiin.

3. Asioiden tarkastelua muidenkin kuin suomalaisten näkökulmasta saisi olla lisääkin, vaikka sitä on nytkin. Erityisesti Petroskoin naisten näkökulma muutenkin kuin suhteessa suomalaisiin miehiin olisi arvokas, vaikka on ehkä ihan hyvä, ettei Linna alkanut yrittää sitä liiaksi.

2. Kuten sanottu, Tuntematon on kyllä hyvällä tavalla sodanvastainen, mutta Suur-Suomen kritiikkiä saisi olla enemmänkin.

1. Raili Kotilaisen hahmo. Miten se Edvin Laine sanoikaan Linnalle, "vain koska joku lotta joskus torjui sinut, sinun ei tarvitse purkaa sitä kaikkiin lottiin", vai miten se meni? Joka tapauksessa, vaikka Kotilaisen hahmo on musta mielenkiintoinen ("'Kyllä sota on kauheata.' Lotta Raili Kotilainen muisti, että hän oli nainen ja että se niinkuin vaati tekemään tuon säälittelevän huomautuksen."), sen olemassaolo on tehnyt ihan oikeaa vahinkoa oikeille naisille ja vahvistanut lotista levitettyä "kenttähuoramyyttiä", jota ei todellakaan olisi tarvinnut vahvistaa. Eli joko tekisin Laineet ja poistaisin Kotilaisen kokonaan tai kirjoittaisin sen uudelleen (en kuitenkaan Louharityylillä... sarastie/kotilainen ja se ihme lottien kikatteluhillonsyöntikohtaus elää mun painajaisissani). Tähän myös lisättynä landen friidun ja muiden lottien käsittely, hmm, tiedättekös, ihmisinä. Se olisi kiva.

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Lähetä mulle fandom/sarja/kirja/musikaali/tms ja mä kerron top5 asiat, jotka siitä muuttaisin

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Jussi Jurkka in Musta rakkaus (dir. Edvin Laine, 1957)

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Täällä Pohjantähden alla (Edvin Laine, 1968)

"Kill the whole lot right here, children and all, but I'm not leaving my home"

[fullmetalnika]

#5 Sleeping Beauty compilation

lockscreens & icons

My Aesthetic blog

The Sleeping Princess (1939), a Walter Lantz Productions animated short parodying the original fairy tale.

Prinsessa Ruusunen (1949), a Finnish film directed by Edvin Laine and scored with Erkki Melartin’s incidental music from 1912.

Dornröschen (1955), a German film directed by Fritz Genschow.

Sleeping Beauty (1959), a Walt Disney animated film based on both Charles Perrault and the Brother’s Grimm’s versions. Featuring the original voices of Mary Costa as Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty and Eleanor Audley as Maleficent.

Some Call It Loving (also known as Sleeping Beauty) (1973), directed by James B. Harris and starring Zalman King, Carol White, Tisa Farrow, and Richard Pryor, based on a short story by John Collier.

Sleeping Beauty (1987), a direct-to-television musical film directed by David Irving.

The Legend of Sleeping Brittany (1989), an episode of Alvin & the Chipmunks based on the fairy tale.

An episode of the series Grimm’s Fairy Tale Classics is dedicated to Princess Briar Rose.

Sleeping Beauty (1995), a Japanese-American direct-to-video film by Jetlag Productions.

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) episode Sleeping Beauty, the classic story is told with a Hispanic cast, when Rosita is cast into a long sleep by Evelina, and later awakened by Prince Luis.

Bellas durmientes (Sleeping Beauties) (2001), directed by Eloy Lozano, adapted from the Kawabata novel.

La belle endormie (The Sleeping Beauty) (2010), a film by Catherine Breillat.

Sleeping Beauty (2011), directed by Julia Leigh and starring Emily Browning, about a young girl who takes a sleeping potion and lets men have their way with her to earn extra money.

Once Upon a Time (2011), an ABC TV show starring Sarah Bolger and Julian Morris.

Sleeping Beauty (2014), a film by Rene Perez.

Sleeping Beauty (2014), a film by Casper Van Dien.

Maleficent (2014), a Walt Disney live-action reimagining starring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent and Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora.

Ever After High, episode Briar Beauty (2015), an animated Netflix series.

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016), an American horror film directed by Pearry Reginald Teo.

Archie Campbell satirized the story with “Beeping Sleauty” in several Hee Haw television episodes.

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The Unknown Soldier (Edvin Laine, 1955)

a finnish war movie. haven’t seen too many of those. following a troop on a doomed march into russia. battle ready, battle weary, battle wasted. by 1955 this had to have been the most despairingly realistic world war 2 frontline movie made. the expertly cut-in newsreel footage only adds to it.  quiet, peaceful scenes behind lines, ferocious, nightmare scenes at the front lines, all coming to a hell of an ending, making perfect poetic use of all those trees they blew up.