Well, I’ve fallen in love again!
This year Scandi Festival offers all of the film adaptations of the beloved Finnish book series The Grump about a grumpy old man. To accompany the fourth and newest part of the film series, Long Good Thursday, we will hold talk with Finnish specialist Jitka Hanušová as part of the film cycle #ReadNordicFilm.
LONG GOOD THURSDAY (Mielensäpahoittajan rakkaustarina, Finland, 2024, 97 min)
Director: Mika Kaurismäki
Writers: Sami Keski-Vähälä, Tuomas Kyrö
Stars: Heikki Kinnunen, Jaana Saarinen, Iikka Forss, Ville Tiihonen, Silu Seppälä and others
Film page on IMDb
In original sound with Czech and English subtitles.
Entrance fee: 200 CZK; tickets on presale at GoOut.
After the screening, there will be a half hour long talk with Finnish specialist Jitka Hanušová, in which we will focus on the literary template for the film by Tomas Kyrö and on the Finnish sense of humor not only in literature. Moderated by Anežka Soukupová.
#ReadNordicFilm
Book adaptations and biographies of literary figures are very popular among Scandinavian filmmakers. The new series shows, among other things, how filmmakers approach these challenges. Screenings take place roughly every other month at the Edison Filmhub in Prague and several times a year also at the Art Cinema (Kino Art) in Brno, or in a virtual cinema. Through lecturers’ introductions, we present not only the film itself and its authors, but also the related book titles and place them in the context of Nordic literature and national cinema. In addition to highlighting books available in Czech, we also introduce the public to works that have not (yet) been translated.
The screening is organised as part of the Scandi festival and #ReadNordicFilm cycle. It is organised by Scandinavian house in collaboration with Edison Filmhub Cinema and distribution company Film Europe and with the financial support of the Czech Ministry of Culture and Prague City Hall.
