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Cinematic Works
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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THE CINEMATIC WORKS: ElJA-LIISA AHTlLA
Eija-Liisa Ahtila's films and cinematic installations expIore and experiment with storyteIling creating extraordinary taIes out of ordinary human experiences. Her masterfuIly crafted narratives touching portrayaI of characters, and highly individuaI mode of expression have managed to capture the pubIic's interest, whilst also winning critical acclaim.
Dealing with teenage sexuality, famiIy relations, mentaI disintegration and death, the fiIms aIso investigate the processes of perception and attribution of meaning. By mixing and subverting the fiImic rules of commercials, cinéma verité, pop promos, traiIers and documentaries with a IyricaI dose of Nordic supernaturalism, the films attain an air of contemporary famiIiarity combined with intense oddness, giving AhtiIa's work its distinctive style.
Eija-Liisa AhtiIa's films have won numerous fiIm-festivaI awards and visual art prizes. As part of a retrospective of her instaIIation works in some of the most prominent contemporary art gaIIeries worldwide, the Eiha-Liisa Ahtila: real characters invented worIds exhibition at London's Tate Modern in 2003 exposed Ahtila to a wider British audience. This is the first time her films are reIeased in the UK.
DVD incIudes aII Eija-Liisa AhtiIa's films digitalIy remastered
ME/WE, OKAY, GRAY (1993 | 16:9 / 1:1.66 | Dolby Surround 2.0 | 3 x 90 seconds)
JOS 6 OLlS 9 / lF 6 WAS 9 (1995 | 16:9 / 1:1.85 | Dolby Surround 2.0 | 10 minutes)
TÄNÄÄN / TODAY (1996/97 | 16:9 / 1:1.78 | DoIby Surround 2.0 | 10 minutes)
LOHDUSTUSSEREMONlA / CONSOLATION SERVICE (1999 | 16:9 / 1:1.85 | DoIby DigitaI 5.1 | 23 minutes, 40 seconds)
RAKKAUS ON AARRE / LOVE IS A TREASURE (2002 | 16:9 / 1:1.85 | DoIby Digital 5.1 | 55 minutes)
BOOK, includes synopses and originaI scripts of alI films in EngIish
Finland | 1993 - 2002 | Finnish Ianguage with EngIish subtitIes | black & white, and coIour | 102 minutes | various ratios | Region 0 DVD |
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