May I suggest a movie? I give you the first and only Finnish horror movie that has ever made it to theatres, and a movie that is actuall a very good one with heavy moods, beautiful visuals and acting that really makes you believe everything that's happening, no matter how surreal it sometimes is. All these qualities are quite often absent in Finnish cinematography, so most people are really excited about this.
The movie is spoken in Finnish, but there are English subtitles available on the dvd.
Watch the trailer for AJ Annila's Sauna:
I really like how Annila brings along some Finnish mythology to his movies (see also Jadesoturi, or Jade Warrior, for Finnish-Chineese mythology, also quite amazing visuals, music and a plot that makes you gasp your breath and also laugh and maybe even cry a bit. They also do those cool fighting scenes you see in kung-fu films and NEVER in Finnish films) and shows boldly the things that us Finns can relate to, but never really makes them the whole point, unlike most Finnish movies made during the past few decades... They're pretty much all so "Hey, look at us, Finns can make movies too, isn't it great, let's do a FINNISH movie, see, here we have a FINNISH movie!". So... Underlining. Hate it. Hate underlines. I don't like movies for dummies -sort of things. Sauna makes me forget I'm actually doing exactly that - watching a Finnish movie. It's that good.
That said, see Sauna. I'll give you spooks and offer some real nice ambient.
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Hi Maria!
so I just recently watched "Sauna" and I thought very dark indeed, intriguing cinematography and complex characters. On the downside, I felt it lag a little, parts of it were slightly confusing. Yet, I can see the artistry and importance behind such a movie. Somehow though, I'm curious about what you've mentioned of other Finnish movie and how it compares to this one...
Thanks for suggesting the movie :)
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