A City Symphony
6.9
The Helsinki of the 1990s, longed for by many, comes to life in Heikki Ahola's City Symphony. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this classic montage film offers a unique glimpse into the pulsating life of the capital at all hours of the day. More than 30 young filmmakers worked on the documentary. Filmed between September 1993 and February 1995, City Symphony encounters the contrasting spirits of Helsinki – including unemployment and luxury, homeliness and internationalism. As the title suggests, music plays a central role in the film, with Tuomas Kantelinen responsible for the score. You won't find a more comprehensive journey through 1990s Helsinki than Kaupunkisinfonia. The world just before the breakthrough of the internet and the economic boom already looks very different.
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Cast
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Jarkko Luoma
Self - radiotoimittaja (uncredited)
Klaus Bremer
Self - radioreportteri helikopterissa (uncredited)
Peter Oljemark
Self - vihkijä (uncredited)
Rita Tainola
Self - seurapiiritoimittaja (uncredited)
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Ilkka Mertsola Director · Ulrika Bengts Director Roosa Toivonen Director
Director Writer
Ilkka Mertsola
Director
Ulrika Bengts
Director
Roosa Toivonen
Director
John Webster
Director
Mika Taanila
Director Screenplay Editor
Heikki Ahola
Director
Yrjö Nieminen
Director
Outi Kaasinen
Writer
Simo Halinen
Writer Cinematographer
Marita Hällfors
Composer
Tuomas Kantelinen
Cinematographer
Robert Nordström
Cinematographer
Pauli Bessonoff
First release March 31, 1995 · Produced in Finland · Production Statiivinkantajat ry
Production
Taideteollinen korkeakoulu / Elokuvataiteen laitos ETL
Production
Statiivinkantajat ry
Production
Finland
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Original title
Kaupunkisinfonia
Original language
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · March 31, 1995
TV · YLE TV1
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
June 14, 1995 · Premiere · Midnight Sun Film Festival
August 18, 1995 · Premiere · Kino Engel
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