Erja Manto

Getaways & Dreams (2023)

During one spring day, nine people dreaming of life or running away from it, plus a dog on the run, either meet, pass or collide on a certain road. Sisters Seija and Sanna are on their way to the airport because Seija is moving to Canada. Silja and Ville a ...

Suomalaiset ja raha – Rakkaustarina (2011)

This short document tells the story of Bank of Finland and the history of money in Finland. ...

Splinters - A Century of an Artistic Family (2011)

Peter von Bagh's documentary about Juhani Aho and people around him. ...

Helsinki, Forever (2008)

Helsinki, Forever is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws a portrait of Helsinki and also acts as an essay on Finnish culture in a wider sense. It shows Helsinki as ...

Itse valtiaat -länkkäri: Haaveratsastajat (2006)

An animated tv movie satirizing Finnish politics of the era ...

Xenia of St. Petersburg (1999)

Katariina Lillqvist's puppet animation is a ballad about 18th century St. Petersburg, Catherine the Great's magnificent courtyard and the dim taverns of the suburbs. ...

Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat (1994)

Computer professional Vesa Rajala rushes to home from a work trip because his wife Sanna is leaving for Greece with her new lover, Georgios from next door. ...

Viimeiset siemenperunat (1993)

Kissa ja Varjo (1993)

Kissa is a former thief and Varjo is a police officer. One morning, a woman walks into the men's private detective agency, and they both fall in love with her. To avoid a fight, Varjo takes his boat and leaves. When the sunburnt man returns years later, th ...

Niskavuoren Heta (1987)

The second part of Hella Wuolijoki's family saga. Heta Niskavuori marries Akusti, a farmhand. Together, they build a magnificent house from a croft, and Akusti forges a distinguished career in society. To Heta, however, he will always be a farmhand. ...

Niskavuoren nuori emäntä (1987)

The first part of Hella Wuolijoki's family saga. Loviisa comes to Niskavuori as Juhani's young wife. She has to fight for her right to the house and her husband, but finds her own way of life and takes her place as the mistress of the house. Based on Hella ...