Paavo Piskonen

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Jackpot 2
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Jackpot 2

Mar 05, 1982
Three young people, two boys and a girl, meet on a Friday evening in an urban post-disaster setting which has brought Helsinki to ruins. The boys' sole purpose of life is to play a Flip-Flop pinball machine.
Comedy
Arvottomat
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Arvottomat

Oct 15, 1982
Manne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal lives. After Manne steals a priceless painting from a group of petty criminals, Manne and Harri flee from the gangsters across Finland, while Ville goes to Paris. On the road they meet Veera, an old girlfriend of Harri's, and try to avoid the gangsters in pursuit.
Crime
Onnellinen mies
6

Onnellinen mies

May 14, 1979
Bridge engineer Akseli Jaatinen arrives to stir up the lives of the inhabitants of a small Finnish village. Jaatinen is well-liked at the bridge construction site, but he quickly finds himself clashing against the local decision-makers. The bridge engineer is also popular with the ladies and, being a man of energy, he manages to take care of several of his admirers at once.
Aikalainen
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Aikalainen

Mar 16, 1984
A Finnish adaptation of Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Drama
Näkemiin, hyvästi
6

Näkemiin, hyvästi

Dec 19, 1986
When a new man appears in Tuula's life, Jorma does not tolerate the idea and begins to yearn back for his ex-wife. They drift into a situation where both face a big choice that has far-reaching implications for the rest of their lives.
Drama
Macbeth
4.5

Macbeth

Jan 16, 1987
A Finnish film version of Macbeth. Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Drama
Herr Puntila och hans dräng Matti
8
Based on the Bertolt Brecht play, the movie follows the farmer Puntila, who when he's sober is a real pig but whenever he gets drunk becomes very generous. Puntila is trying to get his daughter to get married, but the problem is that his drunk self wants her to marry another man than his sober personality wants.
Comedy
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
4.5
A new ice age is coming to England. All energy sources have been depleted and despair is taking over the earth. The young king decides to use his last trump card before his power collapses and anarchy reigns over the island kingdom.
Drama
Viimeiset rotannahat
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Viimeiset rotannahat

Jan 18, 1985
Anssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this black comedy that takes place in Helsinki in summer the main character (played by Mänttäri himself) jumps from one bar and bed to the next. Especially vulgar black humour.
Comedy
Aurinkotuuli
3

Aurinkotuuli

Oct 31, 1980
Gravity researcher Erik Rankamaa dies in his prime in 1970. He is been deep frozen and gets defrosted in 1999, while people of his time are still alive.
Science Fiction
Aidankaatajat
1

Aidankaatajat

Aug 20, 1982
Three old men escape from the hospital and travel to Turku in search of one of the mens daughter
Drama
Toto
7

Toto

Sep 10, 1982
A group of three male friends with domestic problems behave badly.
Drama
Calamari Union
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Calamari Union

Feb 08, 1985
Pekka et les dix-sept Frank ont entendu parler d'un quartier prospère au bord de la mer où l'air est pur et les rues sont larges. Ils décident de braver les dangers et tenter l'impossible: quitter leur faubourg ouvrier pour aller vivre dans les beaux quartiers, à Eira.
Comedy
Ylösnousemus
5.5

Ylösnousemus

Sep 27, 1985
A man fakes his own suicide in order to see how his close ones react.
Drama
Aikalainen
3

Aikalainen

Mar 16, 1984
A Finnish adaptation of Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Drama