Underplayed Gems

Yksityisalue (1962)

Yksityisalue poster
Directed by
Maunu Kurkvaara
Genre
drama film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
K-16
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A successful architect commits suicide. The film examines the possible reasons behind his death and criticizes the fast building boom after the war in Finland.

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What happens

Yksityisalue (Private Area) is a 1962 Finnish drama film directed by Maunu Kurkvaara. In keeping with his characteristic working style, Kurkvaara also wrote, produced, shot, edited, and designed the film himself. The film was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. Yksityisalue received the State Film Award in 1962 and the Jussi Award for Best Music in 1963. The film explores the suicide of a successful architect and the investigation into its motives, while also offering a critique of the rapid post-war construction boom and contemporary Finnish architecture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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