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    [EFF15S2] Session 2: Helsinki, Forever

    Cite as: Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew (2023): [EFF15S2] Session 2: Helsinki, Forever. Birkbeck College, University of London. doi: https://doi.org/10.18743/DATA.00000232

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    24 March 2015, 18:30, ICA Cinema

    Film: Helsinki, Forever [Helsinki, ikusesti], Peter von Bagh, Finland, 2008, 35mm, 74 minutes, Finnish with English subtitles

    Introduced by Olaf Möller, film critic and programmer

    Helsinki, Forever was a breakthrough for Peter von Bagh, and a film that drew on decades of filmmaking, writing, researching and curating. The film brought another dimension to Peter von Bagh’s ongoing discussion about the history of Finland, as seen through its culture, its icons, music, cinema, literature and politics. It is a unique film in the way it portrays the city of Helsinki through a dazzling amount of sensitively edited images, music and texts extending over several decades. In a letter to Peter von Bagh, the filmmaker Chris Marker wrote: “Few movies may boast a stronger opening sequence, and few movies offer such an extraordinary finale… Helsinki, Forever deserves its rank among the great ‘city-poems’… With the choice of incredible documents and the unfailing mixture of both musical items, editing and score, you made an unforgettable film.”

    Supported by Goethe-Institut London and the Finnish Institute in London.

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    1 - Helsinki Forever ICA Recording (EFF15S2 Helsinki-Forever Intro 24-3-2015 .MP3)

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    The Essay Film Festival ran between 2015 and 2023, and presented a global range of contemporary and restored essayistic works. The events are now archived here for research purposes.

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    Dataset Title:

    [EFF15S2] Session 2: Helsinki, Forever
    Creators:

    Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew
    Dataset Contributors:

    ContributionNameEmailORCID
    CollaboratorMcCabe, Janetj.mccabe@bbk.ac.ukORCID logohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2916-9876
    CollaboratorYapp, Emmaeyapp01@student.bbk.ac.ukORCID logohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2646-6066
    School/Department:

    Birkbeck Schools and Research Centres > School of Arts > Film, Media and Cultural Studies
    Data collection method:

    The Essay Film Festival ran between 2015 and 2023, and presented a global range of contemporary and restored essayistic works. The events are now archived here for research purposes.
    Collection period:

    FromTo
    24 March 201524 March 2015
    Statement on legal, ethical, and access issues:

    All film stills were provided by participating artists.
    Depositing User: Emma YAPP
    Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2023 15:12
    Last Modified: 20 Oct 2023 15:22
    Publisher: Birkbeck College, University of London

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    Cite as: Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew (2023): [EFF15S2] Session 2: Helsinki, Forever. Birkbeck College, University of London. doi: https://doi.org/10.18743/DATA.00000232

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