Finns, American Finns, Friends of Finns & Finland!!
Film August 22, 2010 ~ 2 p.m.
Dusenberry Library River & Craycroft
Fall Meeting September 19, 2010 ~ 2 p.m.
Lutheran Church in the Foothills
5102 N Craycroft Rd
Finlandia Foundation National Annual Board Meeting and Visit
November 4 – 7, 2010
Nordic Fair December 4, 2010 ~ 9-3 p.m.
Streams of the Desert Lutheran Church
5360 E. Pima St.
Pikkuoulu December 11, 2010 ~ 6:30 p.m.
Family Friendly! Joulupukki may visit!
Email the club for more information!
Finns made a huge box office success of this film about beloved singer/songwriters Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Linoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo). In addition to charting the rise of these two celebrities, this film also reveals much about Finland in the years after the war.
Saturday
March 20, 2010
2 p.m.
The Lutheran Church of the Foothills
5102 N. Craycroft Rd.
(Territory Dr. at the light)
This is a rich, family drama! Helena Viita (Elene Levee), the daughter of two famous Finnish writers, Aila Merenluoto and Lauri Viita, (Elina Knihtilä and Tommi Korpela) explores her life, and the consequences of mental illness.
All three received Jussi Awards (Finnish Academy Awards equivalent) for their work in this rich and complex family drama.
Sunday April 26, 2009
2 p.m.
Wilmot Library
530 N. Wilmot Rd.
Tucson, AZ
Watching Finnish Film
Thirty people came to watch and discuss the film on November 9, 2008. The movie won the Finnish Jussi Award for best cinematography, direction, film, and script. It was a story of an ex-soldier. The scenes were shot in the dark, cold winter nights, where horses pulled sleighs in the snow. It was a good storyline, excellent acting.
Next film will be shown February 2009.l Check back for film name, date and location.