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During World War II Finland and Soviet Union had two seperate conflicts with Winter War being the first one. This grand spectacle from 1989 tells about one group of soldiers defending their father land during the titular conflict and… that’s pretty much it. But at least it’s grand and tries to be artistic once in a while. Read the rest of this entry →

In this interesting experiment and Golden Bear nominee from 1961 a surgeon suspects the loyalty of his wife. Sounds standard but not everything is as it seems. Read the rest of this entry →

From the depths of 1930’s comes one of the first eco films. It features a love story between a forest industrialist’s hot wife and a handsome forest care taker.

How Santa Claus became Santa Claus? This Finnish Christmas movie provides one kind of answer. Read the rest of this entry →

In Tales from the North I review films from my home country Finland with the first episode being about Finland’s first submission to compete from the Best Foreing Language Film Oscar which tells about a young woman from Lapland discovering her sexuality and living in harsh environment. This video contains unsensored nudity, animal killing, foul language and other contoversial stuff so more sensitive viewers are adviced to be on guard. Read the rest of this entry →

It’s the classic tale of Oliver Twist turned into a whimsical musical! Read the rest of this entry →

In this episode we look at the best film of 1990 which tells about the American Civil War officer John Dunbar who goes to search himself from the wildreness and meets a tribe of friendly natives. This episode also marks the change of my reviewing style towards more realistic direction. Read the rest of this entry →

The creative theme behind Gigi had an earlier effort from 1951 which is also a colorful musical set in Paris although this time after World War II. Jerry is an aspiring artist who who falls in love with a perfume seller Lise and… that’s pretty much it. But at least it’s colorful. Read the rest of this entry →

This little gem from 1958 tells about the titular girl living in Paris in 1900 where she’s trained to become an escort for fine upper class men. And of course one such man falls in love with her. Not completely bad as it sounds but… yeah, this is so far my least favorite Best Picture Oscar winner. Read the rest of this entry →

It’s time for the best film of 1976, the multiple sequel spawning story about the titular boxer following his dreams. In the mean time the reviewer tries to follow his dreams as well. Read the rest of this entry →

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In the best film of 1996 we follow two love stories one by a Hungarian count and an English map maker at the beginning of World War II and one by a French nurse and an Indian mine defuser near the end of it. Well the former love story isn’t excactly a healthy one. Read the rest of this entry →

The best film of 1949 tells about Willie Stark, an uprising political star who manages to get people’s support. Through the eyes of reporter Jack Burden we follow Stark’s rise to power and his descent to darkness. Read the rest of this entry →