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KRISTINA in development 06.11.2012 The film is scripted by Canadian award-winning screenwriter Michel Marc Bouchard and the cinematography will be by renowned Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, Hero). The co-production by Sweden’s Anagram, Canada’s Triptych Media, Germany’s Starhaus Filmproduktion and Mika Kaurismäki’s Marianna Films is scheduled to commence principal photography in 2013 on mainly Swedish locations. THE KING - JARI LITMANEN premiered 15.10.2012 The King - Jari Litmanen is a story of the most famous Finnish professional football (soccer) player and icon Jari Litmanen, often referred as the "king" or "artist”. The film is about what it takes to make it in football but it’s also a personal exploration revealing who Litmanen really is – the family man, the human being. We also delve into the sacrifices he's made in his private life and naturally, about how football has impacted his world. We travel to Lahti, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Liverpool and other footprints of his past and meet his former team-mates, coaches and friends, like Bergkamp, Van der Saar, De Boer, Overmars, Puyol, Xavi, Gerrard, Ibrahimavic, Van Gaal, and many other football legends. The film also covers the major turning points in his childhood, the top moments of his professional career, conflicts with coaches and inevitable injuries. We are also left to ponder just when and how Litmanen will finally end his long and distinguished career. The King - Jari Litmanen will have its international premiere in November at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA), where the film will be screened in the Reflecting Images - Panorama program. ROAD NORTH 10.10.2012 Road North (Tie Pohjoiseen, 2012), directed by Mika Kaurismäki, had its premiere on August 24 in Finland. It had a very strong opening week at the Finnish box office where it dominated the number one spot during August 24 - 30, 2012, racking up 63 613 admissions and easily outdistancing all the Hollywood competition. Since its opening it has continued performing very well, in its sixth week in cinemas it achieved the 200 000 admissions' landmark, which is very rare in Finland. Road North is the most successful film by Mika Kaurismäki, or any Kaurismäki film, in Finland so far. Road North is a darkly comic and touching road movie about a prodigal father who returns to see his son 35 years after abandoning him. Set against the vast expanse of the Finnish landscape, Road North stars the country’s leading film and music icons, Vesa-Matti Loiri (Leo) and Samuli Edelmann (Timo) as the estranged father and son. Comically polar opposites, the two head north in a stolen car, journeying through quirky pit-stops and shocking revelations until Timo finally comes to understand and empathize with his father. Loiri, who brings the charismatic and eccentric Leo to life, is a multitalented actor who during the course of a career spanning 50 years has appeared in more than 70 films and has recorded 32 top-selling music albums. Starring in the role of Timo is Samuli Edelmann, one of Finland’s most popular actors and singers, best known to North American audiences for his role as henchman Wistrom in Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011). Road North had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 in the Contemporary World Cinema program. TORONTO FILM SCENE reviews 'Road North' ...What begins as a dubious film about a man trying to reconnect with his son becomes a beautiful family story that is unpredictable in the same way life is. Despite being a twist on the old “Prodigal Son” story, Road North falls into none of the usual “found parent/sibling/child” movies, instead preferring to focus its energy on storytelling and character building... (Read the whole article)VARIETY reviews 'Road North' ...The views of the vast and beautiful Finnish countryside, the music choices and the casting of two of the country's most beloved performers all show Kaurismaki celebrating his patrimony even as he gently satirizes male relationships. The overall tone is sweeter than usual for the helmer/co-writer, without being overly sentimental.Central performances are broad but engaging. Sharp production package is appropriately colorful. (Read the whole article) Road North won the Audience Choice Award at the First Saint-Petersburg Inernational Film Festival on September 30 THE YELLOW AFFAIR sells Mika Kaurismäki's films The Finnish-Swedish company The Yellow Affair, represented by its managing director Miira Paasilinna, sells Mika Kaurismäki's latest films Road North and Brothers. It also represents Mikas's new project in development Kristina of Sweden and the documentary The King - Jari Litmanen produced by Mika Kaurismäki. The Yellow AffairCell(Swe): +46 76 199 3166 /Cell (Fin): +358 50 548 1851 miira@yellowaffair.com www.yellowaffair.com Paris based company Wide Management is the sales agent of Mika Kaurismäki's older titles including The House of Branching Love and Three Wise Men. Wide Management Entreprise SarlTel. +33 1 5395 0464, Fax +33 1 5395 0465 wide@widemanagement.com www.widemanagement.com Amsterdam based Fortissimo represents Mika Kaurismäki's Mama Africa, the acclaimed documentary about the South-African singer Miriam Makeba. Fortissimoinfo@fortissimo.nl www.fortissimo.nl MAMA AFRICA travels again 10.5.2011 "Mama Africa" is a documentary about the recently deceased South African icon Miriam Makeba, who traveled with her powerful music around the world to spread her political message against racism and poverty and for equality and peace. "Mama Africa" is the homage to this extraordinary and impressive artist who incarnates the voice and the hope of Africa. Fortissimo Films handles the world sales of "Mama Africa". BROTHERS premiered 10.5.2011 "Brothers" is a satirical portrayal of a reunion of three brothers with their father. Ivar (51, writer), Mitja (49, film producer), and Torsti (51, caretaker) are brothers, who have a mutual father, Paavo (70), but they all have different mothers. They haven´t seen each other for a long time, but meet now at their father´s 70th birthday. They start sorting out their relationships revealing some painful memories of their past and unpleasant truths about their father, who they all blame for the failures in their lives." VESKU and SAMULI ride together 10.5.2011 VESKU FROM FINLAND is a success 10.3.2011 "Vesku from Finland" is a film about Vesa-Matti Loiri alias Vesku, probably the most popular film and TV comedian in Finland. He has created a significant career also as a singer, performer, writer and as a sportsman. He has recorded several albums, from folk songs and couplets to tangos. Some of his recordings are based on the lyrics of Hermann Hesse or Eino Leino, the infamous Finnish poet. During his unique career he has played in more than 60 films and recorded 30 albums. Development heaven 1.11.2010 "Queen Kristina", an epic feature drama about the legendary Queen of Sweden. "Road to North", a father-son road movie, from Helsinki to Lapland. "Midsummer Moon", a family re-union drama comedy set in Pyhäjärvi, a remote little town in Finland. "Malandro" set in Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), a classic "buddy" road movie and an action comedy, which licfollows the absurd adventures of the hapless Malandro and his unlikely accomplice Sven, a straight-laced Swedish poeman... "Patagonia Express" set in Patagonia, based on the short stories of Luis Sepulveda. "Dada incarnate", an odyssey of the ex-rock idol Rat Oppenheimer. In 2005 he got into serious trouble with the law while living in Los Angeles and spent four days evading capture while at the same time attempted to get his many personal problems resolved. In his own words Rat Oppenheimer recounts his story over those four days in dark, dramatic and even comedic detail. MAMA AFRICA in post-production 1.11.2010 "Mama Africa" is a documentary about the recently deceased South African icon Miriam Makeba, who traveled with her powerful music around the world to spread her political message against racism and poverty and for equality and peace. "Mama Africa" is the homage to this extraordinary and impressive artist who incarnates the voice and the hope of Africa. Fortissimo Films handles the world sales of "Mama Africa". THE HOUSE OF BRANCHING LOVE is a success 1.11.2010 The film has been sold to approx. 20 countries. Besides Finland and Norway it premiered so far in Canada in Septembr 2010 (Union Pictures), in France in October (Kanibal Films) and the premiere in Brazil will be in November 2010 (Imovision). The motto of the film, "Breaking up is hard to do. Staying together is even harder." is a compact characterization of this edgy comedy. THREE WISE MEN awarded in Mexico 01.09.2009 http://www.monterreyfilmfestival.com/eng/clausura_fic.php Three Wise Men awarded in Tallinn 06.12.2008 "The excellent screenplay is supported by exact directing and great acting. A completely enjoyable psychological drama, with a profound subtext and philosophy, and no forced symbolism." THREE WISE MEN is completed 06.12.2008 Mika Kaurismäki opened a Brazilian restaurant in Helsinki Mika Kaurismäki, together with Antti Piippo and Sergio Machado, has opened a Brazilian restaurant BOSSA on Annankatu 21 in Helsinki. The restaurant also has a separate bar and downstairs a club for live music. For more information, go to www.bossahelsinki.fi THE HOUSE OF BRANCHING LOVE in post-production Mika Kaurismäkis new film is in post-production. The principal photography took place in July-August 2008. The premiere is planned for August 2009. The film is based on Petri Karras debut novel, which was published in Finland this October. Its a story of a family therapist Juhani Helin, 35, and business trainer Tuula Helin, 34, who decide to divorce in a civilized manner, but when the box of pandora of their marriage flies open, it releases the plagues of love and hate. The film starrs among others Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Elina Knihtilä, Kati Outinen, Antti Reini, Tommi Eronen, Irina Björklund and Kari Väänänen. THREE WISE MEN in post-production Mika Kaurismäki is currently editing his latest feature film Three Wise Men, starring Kari Heiskanen, Pertti Sveholm and Timo Torikka. The film was shot in January in Helsinki. Five more titles remastered HELSINKI NAPOLI ALL NIGHT LONG, CHA CHA CHA, PAPERSTAR, AMAZON and ZOMBIE & THE GHOST TRAIN have been digitally remastered. All the DVDs have as extra material Mika Kaurismäki's interview and several language options, f.ex Swedish and English subtitles. Last year Future Film already released Mikas first five digitally remastered films of the Mika Kaurismäki Collection: "The Liar", "Jackpot 2", "The Worthless", "The Clan - Tale of the Frogs" and "Rosso". Wide Management sells Mika Kaurismäki's films Paris based company Wide Management, represented by Loic Magneron, is the foreign sales agent of Mika Kaurismäki's films. Wide Management Entreprise Sarl, 42bis, rue de Lourmel, 75015 Paris, France, Tel. +33 1 5395 0464, Fax +33 1 5395 0465 SONIC MIRROR will be released in cinemas Sonic Mirror will premiere in Finland on the April 25th. Billy Cobham will come to Helsinki to promote the film. The film is distributed by Future Film. In France Sonic Mirror will be released on the June 19th. The French distributor is Les Films du Paradoxe. Later this year Sonic Mirror will be distributed in other countries, like in Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. 10.5.2007 Vision du Réel, festival international du cinéma, Nyon, 2007 SONIC MIRROR In Finland, at the Espoo Jazz Festival, Billy Cobham, one of the world's most gifted drummers whose playing speed and rhythmic skill are impressive, accompanies a local big band at an exceptional evening concert. In Bahia, in the north of Brazil, Larissa, Bruno and Nego, all just about ten years old, rehearse to join Malê, a group of percussionists. These children, who aspire more than anything else to join the musicians and to play in public, see in music and dance a gateway to the future and a way of accessing their most profound aspirations. In Switzerland, in a reception centre for autists, therapists have patients react to rhythms played in a workshop. Guiding their movements, they try to communicate feelings and emotions with the help of drums, xylophones or triangles. Placed next to each other, these sequences appear ill assorted. Yet little by little, this heterogeneous impression is dissolved in the music. No languorous melody or vocal prowess here, only rhythm! Billy Cobham - providing the link just like the music - travels around the world approaching us all to get to know each other via percussion. Whether he accompanies the Brazilian children, joining in their play with his drumsticks, or the handicapped, there is only one language: rhythm. In the dazzling final sequence uniting all protagonists in a performance where everyone produces the sound and the rhythm felt individually, Billy Cobham, who is always slightly apart behind his instrument, seems to be surprised by the way rhythm can overcome mental and physical barriers. The bodies start stirring and even the most withdrawn persons begin to interact with the exterior, opening up to another world than their own. Beyond his knowledge and passion for Brazil and its music, Mika Kaurismâki shows how rhythm bas the virtue of producing real encounters between people who have little in common. The place of this mysterious syncretism is in this Sonic Mirror that the film¬maker proffers to them and proposes to us. (cb -Translation: chu) 1.2.2007 Brasileirinho was released in the US by Milan Entertainment on the January 23, 2007. (www.milanrecords.com) Rio Filmes has acquired the distribution rights of Brasileirinho for Brazil, the start in cínemas is planned for May 2007. 1.2.2007 Future Film released on the December 5, 2006 the first five digitally remastered films of the Mika Kaurismäki Collection: "The Liar", "Jackpot 2", "The Worthless", "The Clan - Tale of the Frogs" and "Rosso". All the DVDs have as extra material Mika Kaurismäki's interview and several language options, f.ex Swedish and English subtitles. The next five remastered DVDs will be released later this year, including "Helsinki Napoli - all night long", "Cha Cha Cha" and "Zombie and the Ghost Train". Earlier Future Film has alrerady released the DVDs of "Honey Baby", "Moro no Brasil" and "Brasilierinho". 15.8.2006 Milan Records has acquired the North-American distribution rights for Brasileirinho. Milan Records will also release the soundtrack of the film. Mika Kaurismäkis Moro no Brasil is also distributed by the company. (Click for more info) The distribution rights of Brasileirnho have been sold so far to more than 30 countries; it has been in cinemas already in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Australia, Greece, Switzerland etc. and is currently playing in Germany, Austria and Finland. Later this year it will still premiere at least in Brasil, Japan and UK. German based Tropical Music has released the soundtrack of the film. (Click for more info) 1.8.2006 Avaricia Films released Honey Baby in Spain on the July 27, 2006. The film opened in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Sevilla and continued to other cities.
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Brasileirinho will be released on the 31st of August / 17.08.2005 The CD of Brasileirinho will be released on the 22nd of August by MK2 Music (www.mk2music.com) For more information check the following websites: France: www.editionsmontparnasse.fr/brasil/ The film has been shown in several film festivals, including Berlin, Nyon, Buenos Aires, New Zealand, Troia and in Poland, where it was awarded the Grand Prix at the Iberoamerican Film Festival. Mika Kaurismäki has started filming Sonic Mirror with Billy Cobham Mika Kaurismäki has started filming Sonic Mirror with Billy Cobham. Sonic Mirror is a musical documentary film, presenting a journey with Billy Cobham into several different musical cultures. See more at: Honey Baby will be released in Germany by Cinex Filmverleih www.cinex-films.com Honey Baby Mika Kaurismäki’s film Honey Baby is a road movie starring Henry Thomas and Irina Björklund. It's a love story, sentimental and comical, dark and bizarre, full of surrealistic moments. It is a magical mystery tour from Germany to Murmansk, inspired by the Greek myth of "Orpheus and Eurydice". Tom is an American songwriter and musician, who is on tour in the Baltics. Natasha is a Russian girl, returning home from Germany, where she was supposed to marry a wealthy businessman. She had realised, that she didn’t love him and decided to run away just before the wedding. Natasha‘s and Tom‘s paths cross in Kaliningrad and they start to travel together. The outside world is in change, but also their personal lives are in a turning point. For a moment, desillusion is won by illusion, but when the snake enters the paradise, the brutal reality strikes back. The film was shot on location in Kaliningrad, Latvia, Russia and Germany. The cast also includes Helmut Berger, Kari Väänänen and Bela B.
Wide Management sells Brasileirinho and Honey Baby / 08.03.2005 Loic Magneron, Wide Management Entreprise Sarl, 42bis, rue de Lourmel, 75015
Paris, France, Tel. +33 1 5395 0464, Fax +33 1 5395 0465,
Brasileirinho was a big success in Berlin / 08.03.2005
Mika Kaurismäki´s film Brasileirinho to Berlinale / 16.12.2004 Mika Kaurismäki and Braisleirinho travel to Berlin together with a group of musicians appearing in the film. Brasilerinho shows the history and above all today´s vitality of one of the most original Brazilian musical styles, choro music, or chorinho, as it´s often called. As the first real Brazilian instrumental music, choro has evolved over 130 years into a fascinating modern tropical music form. It was back in the late 19th century in Rio de Janeiro when Brazilian musicians stopped composing and playing the European way and started to mix for the first time European melodies and afro-rythms, creating choro. Mostly instrumental, choro was performed in dancing and concert halls and can be understood as the first musical expression of the then emerging urban middle class in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil´s melting pot. Choro remained the main popular music style until the 1920s, leading directly to samba and later to bossa nova. World known music titles are Tico-tico no fubá and Brasileirinho and since its very beginning, almost every Brazilian composer has been influenced by and composed choros, from Villa-Lobos to Nazaré, Baden Powell, Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque, Toquinho, Paulinho da Viola, Hermeto Pascoal, Guinga and many more. After some more silent years, choro music has made a remarkable come-back since 1990. Albeit counting with little exposure in today´s comercial entertainment media, choro is being rediscovered by Brazil´s younger generation and the rare concerts fill with enthusiasm the public in Europe, the USA and in Japan. Modern choro covers a diversity of styles, from chamber orchestras to dance bands, the so-called gafieiras and jazz-inspired combos, all with the unmistakable Brazilian sound. After the discorvery of the tango, salsa, samba and flamenco, choro remains the last authentic Latino music to be brought to international life. The film presents outstanding artists like Trio Madeira Brasil, Paulo Moura, Yamandu, Elza Soares, Guinga, Marcos Suzano, Zeze Gonzaga, Ademilde Fonseca, Zé da Velha, Joel Nascimento, Luciana Rabelo, Mauricio Garrilho, Teresa Cristina and many more. Honey Baby in Los Angeles / 22.12.2004 Moro no Brasil concludes very successful tour in Ireland / 04.12.2004 Mika Kaurismäki and Future Film signed a DVD-deal / 01.12.2004 Honey Baby up for the European Film Awards / 21.09.2004 Around 400 films have been submitted for the Selection list and from these films, the European Film Academy has chosen 42 which it recommends to the Academy members as candidates for a nomination. The 17th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS ceremony will take place in Barcelona, Dec 11, 2004. Mika Kaurismäki’s retrospective in Munich / 10.06.2004 The Film Festiival of Munich (Filmfest München) shows a complete retrospective of Mika and Aki Kaurismäki’s work starting on the June 26th. See more at: www.filmfest-muenchen.de/dc/ffm_DE/reihen/filmreihe.asp?ReiheID=231 Moro no Brasil returns to German cinemas / 10.06.2004 The film played succesfully in German cinemas in 2002 and will now be re-released by distribution company Wfilm. For more details and dates see at: http://www.wfilm.com/nightofthedocs/musikdokus1/ Moro no Brasil in cinemas in Italy / 23.05.2004 Italian distribution company Sharada released Moro no Brasil in cinemas on the May 12th. Click: www.dweb.repubblica.it/dweb2/dettaglio.jsp?id=694000&s=show www.gqonline.it/cont/010cin/020mov/0405/1100/iindex.asp www.brasileitalia.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3682 for more info and reviews. Moro no Brasil is also still playing in cinemas in Germany, France, Japan, Canada and the US. Tigrero a film that was never made released on DVD / 23.05.2004 US company Fantoma released Tigrero – a film that was never made on DVD on the May 25th. Special features include audio commentary by Jim Jarmusch and Mika Kaurismäki. Click www.fantoma.com for more. UNE SOIF DE LIBERTÉ Mika Kaurismäki’s retrospective in Paris / 19.04.2004 April 2- June 8, 2004 Reservations: tel 01 40 51 89 09 Institut finlandais ** UNE SOIF DE LIBERTÉ du 2 avril au 8 juin 2004 « Une soif de liberté » ; c’est ainsi qu’a été caractérisée l’œuvre cinématographique de Mika Kaurismäki. L’expression n’aurait pu être mieux choisie : indépendance d’esprit, autonomie de production, inventivité de formes, diversité de genres, multiplicité de langues et de pays mais aussi audace d’écriture et d’expression, la liberté est le maître mot de ce réalisateur, producteur et scénariste, né en 1955 à Orimattila, en Finlande. Les séances de cinéma auront lieu le vendredi et le mardi à 19 h. Prix : 3,50 euros Réservation indispensable au : 01 40 51 89 09 Institut finlandais
Ce premier long métrage des frères Kaurismäki est imprégné de la poésie mélancolique des bars minables et des dancings de campagne. Les Indignes est surtout un road movie, genre cinématographique que Mika Kaurismäki affectionne tout particulièrement.
Jackpot 2 est une histoire de trois jeunes à Helsinki après une catastrophe. Le trio s’amuse toujours, réfléchit à la vie et fait des projets pour le futur ; et joue au flipper…
Les Grenouilles, famille picaresque marquée par une tendance innée à la tromperie et à la petite délinquance, ne sont pas plus mauvaises que les autres mais veulent vivre libres. Le fils cadet Alexandre le Grand Grenouille veut quand même se délivrer de la tradition.
Giancarlo Rosso, un mafioso italien, est envoyé en Finlande pour une mission dont il ignore le contenu. A son arrivée à Helsinki, il comprend qu’il doit assassiner Marja, son ancienne compagne... Rosso est l’un des plus beaux films de Mika Kaurismäki, porté par deux comédiens d’exception, Kari Väänänen et Martti Syrjä, chanteur charismatique du groupe de rock Eppu Normaali qui a marqué la scène musicale finlandaise des années 1970 et 1980.
Le protagoniste de Helsinki Napoli All Night Long, un chauffeur de taxi, se trouve impliqué dans un drôle de grabuge et ne peut s’en sortir qu’avec l’aide de sa famille. Ce film se situe à Berlin qui est une ville à mi-chemin entre Helsinki et Naples, et comme la ville, les héros eux aussi – un chauffeur de taxi finlandais travaillant à Berlin et des émigrants italiens – sont à mi-chemin de leur maison.
Cha cha cha est une comédie mais aussi une satire qui décrit la situation où l’attente de l’héritage d’un million de marks fait changer les rôles d’un sans-abri et un vendeur de voitures de classe moyenne. Cha cha cha est un film sur les personnes vraies, sur la vie vraie et sur les rêves fous.
Dans ce film Mika Kaurismäki a fait joindre un film d’aventure et de romance avec un cri de détresse pour les forêts tropicales et les indiens. La fuite d’un directeur de banque finlandais au Brésil offre du suspense et de l’amour, mais aussi des réfléchissements sur la relation entre l’homme occidental et la nature.
Des flocons de neige qui tombent lentement sur la capitale finlandaise ; Istanbul et ses ruelles sinueuses transies par le froid ; des vapeurs d’alcool… Commençant comme un road-movie classique Zombie et le train fantôme se transforme progressivement en un superbe film fantastique.
Le film commence dans la grisaille de Bradford. Richard, héritier d'une entreprise de pompes funèbres, rencontre lors d'un enterrement, Barbara une jeune et belle californienne. Actrice et momentanément serveuse, de passage en Angleterre, elle doit repartir le soir même. Richard, qui n'est jamais sorti de chez lui, décide alors de tout quitter pour la rejoindre à Los Angeles.
Il faut tout le talent et la passion d’un Mika Kaurismäki pour raconter avec rigueur, et avec un respect absolu, l’histoire de styles musicaux brésiliens tells que le frevo, le maracatu, le coco, l’embolada, le forro et la samba. Moro no Brasil est la déclaration d’amour de Mika Kaurismäki à ce pays, devenu sa patrie d’adoption depuis plus que dix ans.
Moro no Brasil / 15.07.2003 Moro no Brasil opened in France in June 2003 for superb reviews. |
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