Tom of finland 2017 official hd trailer a film by dome. When ilppo pohjolas documentary about tom of finland, daddy and the muscle academy, first appeared in 1991, it was a defiantly niche proposition. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Latest headlines black panther star winston duke to star in apples basketball drama swagger from kevin durant 01 october 2019 the wrap death on the nile. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The story follows his life as a soldier during the. Tom of finland ar en svenskfinsk film fran 2017, regisserad av dome karukoski.
Perhaps one drawback is the relative lack of screen time spent looking at the drawings themselves. Markus selin producer marko leino writer odessa international film festival. Touko valio laaksonen 8 may 1920 7 november 1991, best known by his pseudonym tom of finland, was a finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and for his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. Usa 23 april 2017 tribeca film festival usa 26 may 2017 seattle international film festival romania 11 june 2017 transylvania international film festival italy 15 june 2017 biografilm festival usa 15 june 2017 provincetown international film festival uk 24 june 2017.
Tom of finland is an artistically powerful film possessing great power to attract international attention, which makes it the perfect opening film for the goteborg film festival, the festival. Kenneth branaghs agatha christie sequel snags annette bening, gal gadot, and armie hammer. Laaksonen returned home to helsinki a hero after an eventful military service during world war ii. Sep, 2017 kino lorber has debuted an official trailer for the finnish indie drama tom of finland, a fictional feature film profile of the. Jan 10, 2017 dome karukoskis tom of finland is set to open the 40th edition of the goteborg film festival set for a theatrical rollout in feburary, tom of finland is a biopic about. Finland has selected dome karukoskis tom of finland as its candidate for. Dome karukoskis tom of finland is set to open the 40th edition of the goteborg film festival set for a theatrical rollout in feburary, tom of finland is a biopic about. Tom of finland is an artistically powerful film possessing great power to attract international attention, which makes it the perfect opening film for the goteborg film festival. Tom of finland, biopic about gay icon, to open goteborg film.
Swedens goteborg opens with tom of finland variety. You can now sign up to host a screening at a theater near you. Finlands official selection for best foreign language film consideration at the 90th academy awards. Tom of finland spent much of his life hiding who he truly was. Tom of finland, the biopic about the gay icon will have its world premiere and open the 2017 goteborg film festival in goteborg, sweden. The film is a biopic of touko laaksonen, the gay art icon who became known as tom of finland.
Tom of finland to open goteborg film festival news. Tom of finland is a 2017 finnish biographical drama film directed by dome karukoski and written by aleksi bardy. Is there any example of queer art more iconic than the beefy biker studs, moustachioed police officers, and randy cowpokes of touko laaksonen. It stars pekka strang as touko laaksonen, better known as tom of finland, a finnish homoerotic artist. Finnish entry for the best foreign language film competition at 2018 academy awards. Kino lorber has debuted an official trailer for the finnish indie drama tom of finland, a fictional feature film profile of the. As the festivals opening film, tom of finland will be shown at 40 locations in honour of the events 40th anniversary. Aug 10, 2017 tom of finlands work reached the liberated us in the 1960s via mail order, and he became a counterculture hero of gay liberation, virtually inventing a whole language of hedonism that. He has been called the most influential creator of gay pornographic images by cultural historian joseph w. Tom of finland entertainingly recounts an intriguing and vital chapter of 20thcentury gay history with style and deference. Dome karukoskis tom of finland triumphs at goteborg. Aug 22, 2017 from award winning filmmaker dome karukoski, tom of finland is the longawaited biography of artist touko laaksonen, the man behind the iconic signature tom of finland, and the events that.
Tom s story is one of love, courage and perseverance, mirroring the gay liberation movement for which his leatherclad studs served as a defiant emblem. Palace films 2017 winner fipresci prize 2017 goteborg film festival official selection. Tom of finland to premiere at goteborg film festival nordic drama. A film a huszadik szazad legunnepeltebb es legnagyobb hatast kivalto homoszexualis alakjat, touko laaksonent, alias tom of finlandt mutatja be. Best lgbtq film tom of finland 2017 nordic council. Toms story is one of love, courage and perseverance, mirroring the gay liberation movement for which his leatherclad studs served as a defiant emblem. Dome karukoskis tom of finland is set to open the 40th edition of the goteborg film festival. Tom of finland to open goteborg film festival news screen.
Goteborg, sweden dome karukoskis tom of finland, a biopic about finnish artist touko laaksonen, a pioneering figure in late 20thcentury gay culture, was received with a. Tom of finland palm springs international film festival. Dome karukoskis tom of finland, which tells the story of finnish artist touko laaksonen, will open the 2017 goteborg film festival on january 27th with its world premiere. Feb 08, 2017 tom of finland is a dutiful jointhedots biopic that rightly shines a light on an important icon of lgbtq culture. The proudly erotic drawings of artist touko laaksonen, known to the world as tom of finland, shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness.
Tom of finland writer aleksi bardy on little acts of. Tom of finland to premiere at goteborg film festival nordic. Tom of finland to open goteborg film festival imdb. Tom of finland could win a best foreign language film oscar. Inspelningen pagar i goteborg under 19 dagar och ar ett finsktsvenskt samarbete mellan helsinki film och anagram vast med film vast som. Learn the story of touko laaksonen in trailer for tom of. Tom of finland is a film for trump times the film had its world premiere earlier this year at swedens goteborg film festival, where it won the fipresci award from international. Film festival at the swedish citys draken cinema, the whole province will participate, not just the 700 filmgoers in the theater.
Tom of finland premiered on 27 january 2017, at gothenburg film festival. Tom of finland movie has been a smash hit in dozens of cities across the u. Dome karukoskis tom of finland triumphs on opening. Dome karukoskis tom of finland, which tells the story of finnish artist touko laaksonen, will open the 2017 goteborg film festival on january 27th with its. It falls short of the liberating, subversive power of laaksonens best work, and. His features include beauty and the bastard, home of the dark butterflies, forbidden fruit, lapland odyssey, heart of a lion and the grump, the latter three of which had their premieres at toronto iff. Film festival at the swedish citys draken cinema, the whole province will participate, not. Oct 27, 2017 a profound, sweeping human drama from finnish director dome karukoski that premiered at the goteborg film festival before moving on to tribeca and the rest of the festival circuit, the. To celebrate the anniversary the whole ceremony, including the film, will. Dome karukoski at an event for tom of finland 2017 pekka strang in tom of.
Swedens goteborg festival opens with tom of finland. From award winning filmmaker dome karukoski, tom of finland is the longawaited biography of artist touko laaksonen, the man behind the iconic signature tom of finland, and the events that. Oct 12, 2017 such moments are potent, so why does tom of finland play like an overcited term paper. Tom of finland is a film for trump times entertainment. A part of the effect had to do with the fact that so much of his artwork was done in blackandwhite, pencil drawings of such exquisite and varied shading that one could marvel at the peculiar, painstaking craft as much as.
Tom of finland premiered on 27 january 2017, at gothenburg film festival and 24 february 2017, in finnish cinemas. At a recent awardsline screening of the film, tom of finland scribe aleksi bardy and star pekka strang sat down with deadline senior editor dominic patten to discuss. Director dome karukoskis rousing biopic traces the transformation of shy helsinki adman touko laaksonen into an international gay celebrity known as tom of finland, whose proudly homoerotic drawings shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men. Tom of finland kino lorber edu kino classics, kino. When ilppo pohjolas documentary about tom of finland, daddy and the. Touko valio laaksonen 8 may 1920 7 november 1991, best known by his pseudonym tom of finland, was a finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic fetish art, and for his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. Haga, gothenburg, vastra gotalands lan, sweden see more. Tom of finland gives a boldly gay artist the toopolite. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. One of finlands most acclaimed directors, dome karukoski heart of a lion, scandi ff 2014 won the fipresci prize at goteborg this year for this superb biography of the man behind the iconic signature tom of finland, which became a notorious emblem of an entire generation of men, and a globally identified symbol of their freedom and sexual liberation. Tom of finland opens goteborg film festival variety.
Set for a theatrical rollout in feburary, tom of finland is a biopic about. As per tradition, the opening will take place at cinema draken in goteborg, but the opening film will be shown at a total of 40 locations throughout the region in honor of the festivals 40th anniversary. Finland selects tom of finland for foreignlanguage. From jo magazines to coffee table books, tom of finland gave us a fantasy look at the world of gay machismo. Sep 07, 2017 finlands oscars selection committee announced earlier this week that they have selected tom of finland to represent the country for this years academy award for best foreign language film. Tom of finland volvo scandinavian film festival 2017. Oct, 2017 tom of finland drew their gay equivalents, but in a way that tended more toward the surrealirrational, at least to my eye.
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