Finlandia (film) explained

Finlandia
Studio:	Suomi-Filmi
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Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	Finland
Language:	Silent film Finnish and Swedish intertitles

Finlandia is a 1922 Finnish documentary and propaganda film.^{[1] [2]}

Production

Finlandia was a major early Finnish documentary. Both it and another film, (1911), were made to market Finland abroad. Before independence of Finland, most of the film production consisted of non-feature films.^[3] Finlandia was directed Erkki Karu and Eero Leväluoma. It was commissioned by the Foreign Ministry of Finland.^[1]

Content

The film is 95 minutes long and it is divided in six acts.^[4] It is a government-produced propaganda film that introduces the nature, sports, military, agriculture and capital of Finland.

Impact

The film achieved some success abroad.^[5] It was screened in around 40 countries.^[6] Versions were made in various languages.^[1]

Reconstructions

The original version of the film has been lost. However, it has since then been reconstructed.^[1]

See also

• Cinema of Finland
• List of Finnish films of 1917–39

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ulkoministeriön tuhoutunut propagandaelokuva koottiin uusiksi pienistä paloista – RSO säestää miljoonien näkemän Finlandian. Yle Uutiset. 31 August 2017.
2. Web site: Amerikansiirtolainen ja suomalaiset filmit 1921–1939. Nygård. Mari. Siirtolaisuusinstituutti. Turku.
3. Book: John Sundholm. Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. 31 August 2012. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-5524-3. 121.
4. Web site: Tältä näyttää Suomen katsotuin elokuva - katso kuvat!. 9 April 2008. 31 August 2017.
5. Book: Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. The Oxford History of World Cinema. 1997. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-874242-5. 153.
6. Book: Annette Kuhn. Guy Westwell. A Dictionary of Film Studies. 21 June 2012. OUP Oxford. 978-0-19-103465-7. 471.