Kallio on film 1920–2020
In this lecture event, related to the exhibitoin Streets of Crime and Love, top film historians examine the image portrayed of the part of Helsinki north of Pitkäsilta bridge in films and TV dramas from the 1920s to the present day.
Implemented in collaboration with Helsinki Summer University, these PSA lectures focus on topics such as the portrayal of youth and out-of-towners, as well as criminals and substance abusers, and how Kallio is turned into a bohemian romantic millennial utopia. Whose stories do Kallio films tell? How realistic are they?
Schedule
12.00 Outi Hupaniittu: Whose stories did Kallio films tell?
12.30 Jaakko Seppälä: The cityscape of post-war film noir
13.00 Sisko Rytkönen: Out-of-towners – the area north of Pitkäsilta bridge through the eyes of people from the countryside in Finnish films and TV series
13.30 Tommi Römpötti: Was coming to Helsinki worth it? Difficulties posed by urban life to young people from the countryside in Finnish films
14.00 Sari Katainen: ”We all have our own monkeys” Substance abuse in 21st century films and TV series set in the area north of Pitkäsilta bridge
14.30 Tytti Rantanen: Kallio as a bohemian romantic millennial utopia in the Aikuiset (Adults) TV series
The event will be held either in person or remotely, depending on the situation. Included in the price of the entrance fee, no extra charge.
Ilona (Kati Outinen) ja Nikander (Matti Pellonpää) ensitreffeillään bingon edustalla Hämeentiellä elokuvassa Varjoja paratiisissa (Aki Kaurismäki, 1986). Kuva: Malla Hukkanen / Villealfa Filmproductions Oy