Olli Varja Trailers
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Total trailers found: 63
The Saimaa Gesture Trailer (1981)
11 September 1981
A documentary film about a tour of three Finnish rock bands around Saimaa lake system in a steam boat in 1981.
Goodbye, Trainmen Trailer (1992)
04 September 1992
Small-town boys Vähy and Hapa are best friends who swear an eternal blood oath. As they grow up, however, their paths drift apart and they both find themselves searching for their place in the world.
Sisters Apart Trailer (2008)
05 September 2008
Taru lives with her husband and this teenage daughter Ninni. The family's life is shaken when Ninni has an accident and Ninni's biological mother and Taru's half-sister Eve show up.
Pelicanman Trailer (2004)
17 December 2004
Wanting to know the ways of people, a pelican turns into a gawky young man who soon learns to speak, thanks to his outstanding talent in imitation.
Road North Trailer (2012)
24 August 2012
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Trailer (2002)
18 May 2002
Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello.
Lights in the Dusk Trailer (2006)
03 February 2006
Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki.
Paper Star Trailer (1989)
29 September 1989
Anna Kelanen is an ex-model, who just has been released from prison. She thinks back on her life, when she was a rather successful model, and on the things that went wrong.
Suuri illusioni Trailer (1985)
01 November 1985
Caritas is a mysterious young woman who is the center of a group of decadent young Finnish artists in the 1920s.
Macbeth Trailer (1987)
16 January 1987
A Finnish film version of Macbeth. Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland.
Flowers and Binding Trailer (2004)
15 October 2004
A black comedy about the dysfunctional relationships, love, and hate; concerning a small town sausage factory manager whose careless love affairs affect the lives of the factory workers as well as the women in his life.
Zombie and the Ghost Train Trailer (1991)
26 July 1991
Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' sleeping on the streets of Istanbul, he returns to Helsinki where he's called into the army but discharged on mental health grounds after adding turpentine to the officers' soup.
Night on Earth Trailer (1991)
12 December 1991
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Fallen Leaves Trailer (2023)
14 September 2023
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
The Worthless Trailer (1982)
15 October 1982
Manne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal lives.
Skin Deep Trailer (1998)
25 November 1998
A quiet and clumsy Eki works at the shipyard and wants to be like his masculine and outspoken co-workers.
Apinan vuosi Trailer (1983)
11 November 1983
A young student seeks direction in his life to counterbalance the studies through female adventures.
Cha Cha Cha Trailer (1989)
20 January 1989
A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American aunt of his.
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers Trailer (1991)
08 March 1991
A sequel to Soinio's film Kuutamosonaatti (Moonlight Sonata) of 1988. A rural family clings to life until the resourceful Sulo uses the salvific powers of sauna, moonshine, and tar to resurrect his injured brother Arvo, their deceased mother, and even buried revolutionaries.
Ariel Trailer (1988)
21 October 1988
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
The Life of Aleksis Kivi Trailer (2002)
18 January 2002
Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, "Seven Brothers/Seitsemän veljestä".
Bad Luck Love Trailer (2000)
29 September 2000
A shocking crime forces a man to re-evaluate his life, only to find that going straight is more complicated than he imagined.
The Other Side of Hope Trailer (2017)
03 February 2017
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
The Man Without a Past Trailer (2002)
01 March 2002
Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory.
For the Living and the Dead Trailer (2005)
18 February 2005
An ordinary suburban family is shattered when their youngest son is killed in an accidental fire while locked inside the family's car on their yard.
Ripa Hits the Skids Trailer (1993)
05 February 1993
A week-long glimpse into the wretched existence of Ripa, a long-haired, hard-drinking lug. He is also a filmmaker-wannabee, whose last two projects were condemned for their sex and violence.
The Snow Queen Trailer (1986)
19 December 1986
A Finnish live action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Snow Queen. The tale centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Kerttu.
The Match Factory Girl Trailer (1990)
12 January 1990
Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall.
La Vie de Bohème Trailer (1992)
27 February 1992
Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no visa, Marcel, a playwright and magazine editor with no publisher, and Schaunard, a post-modernist composer of execrable noise.
Shadows in Paradise Trailer (1986)
17 October 1986
Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies.
The Prodigal Son Trailer (1992)
30 October 1992
Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people.
Drifting Clouds Trailer (1996)
26 January 1996
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work.
I Hired a Contract Killer Trailer (1990)
12 October 1990
After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life.
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs Trailer (1984)
30 November 1984
Young Alex Sammakko has seen his brothers defy the law in a series of deeds that first land them in jail, and then, after they escape and return to their rural home, land them back in the lap of their locally notorious family.
Leningrad Cowboys Go America Trailer (1989)
24 March 1989
The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune.
Näkemiin, hyvästi Trailer (1986)
19 December 1986
When a new man appears in Tuula's life, Jorma does not tolerate the idea and begins to yearn back for his ex-wife.
The Collector Trailer (1997)
31 October 1997
Eevi's life isn't going the way she would want it to, so she runs away, leaving destruction in her wake.
Le Havre Trailer (2011)
08 September 2011
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, an elderly shoeshiner with an ailing wife crosses paths with a young African refugee pursued by the police for deportation.
The Last Border Trailer (1993)
20 August 1993
One man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla Trailer (2013)
06 March 2013
Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam live set recorded in 1988.
Bad Family Trailer (2010)
29 January 2010
The story of an overly protective and controlling father who suspects incest is taking place between his own son and daughter.
From Russia with Rock Trailer (1988)
09 September 1988
A Finnish documentary about the feelings of a rock generation in the Soviet Union during Gorbachev's regime: the film follows underground bands' rise to publicity, the country's first "official" rock festival called the Moscow Rock Panorama-87 and the rocket-like ascent of Uralian Nautilus Pompilius into the starry sky of Soviet rock.
The Unknown Soldier Trailer (1985)
06 December 1985
Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana Trailer (1994)
14 January 1994
Two Finnish men agree to drive an Estonian woman and a Russian woman to a harbor.
Juha Trailer (1999)
26 February 1999
A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.
Älä itke Iines Trailer (1987)
20 February 1987
Älä itke Iines is an absurd comedy about an eccentric community that lives on the roofs and attic of an apartment building, struggling to improve their living conditions.
Lain ulkopuolella Trailer (1987)
30 October 1987
On her way home from an evening shift at a men's clothing store, Saara Nevanen is raped by a man whom she recognizes as her regular but eccentric customer, Antti Kaironen.
Jackpot 2 Trailer (1982)
05 March 1982
Three young people, two boys and a girl, meet on a Friday evening in an urban post-disaster setting which has brought Helsinki to ruins.
Total Balalaika Show Trailer (1994)
06 May 1994
A 57-minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman.
Vaiennut kylä Trailer (1997)
31 January 1997
A criminal investigator arrives to investigate the murder of Annikki Niemi in a village whose residents remain silent about the killing.
Our Father… Trailer (1993)
22 October 1993
Juhani Haavisto returns to his childhood home from the seas and is confronted by his wheelchair-bound, demented father Eino and the traumas of sexual abuse and violence he experienced as a child.
Backwood Philosopher Trailer (2009)
25 December 2009
Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wilderness in the hopes of having a "sinistä ajatusta", idea out of the blue.
The Classic Trailer (2001)
23 February 2001
A self-loving fictional autobiography of author Kari Hotakainen.
The Liar Trailer (1981)
27 February 1981
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
Aurinkotuuli Trailer (1980)
31 October 1980
Gravity researcher Erik Rankamaa dies in his prime in 1970. He is been deep frozen and gets defrosted in 1999, while people of his time are still alive.
The Foundry Trailer (2007)
16 June 2007
Workers of a foundry eat their lunch and watch Lumiére brothers film Leaving the Factory (1895).
Rock'n Roll Never Dies Trailer (2006)
22 December 2006
The story of a simple and good-natured rocker in his late thirties who has a homemade electric guitar and loving parents.
Melrose: Rich Little Bitch Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
The music video for “Rich Little Bitch” by Melrose. The group performs live in front of a crowd during the shoot of Hamlet Goes Business.
Family Meeting Trailer (2007)
16 June 2007
Revolves around the 20-year celebration of the Wentus Blues Band and their jubilee concert at the Aleksanteri Theater in Helsinki.
