Aalto
Aalto is one of the most iconic names in Scandinavian architecture and
design. The great thing about his architecture is that the spaces are built to be experienced. In Virpi Suutari’s visually
appealing documentary, we follow the couple Aino and Alvar Aalto's successful careers. AALTO is not only a journey through
time and space, shaped by rich and captivating archive material, but also an intimate and touching love story between charismatic
personalities. The film also acknowledges the contribution of Aalto’s second wife Elissa, a formidable figure in her own right.
(Gothenburg Film Festival)
Films - Selection
Aalto (2020, doc) - Yrittäjä (Entrepreneur, 2018, doc; CE'18) - Eedenistä pohjoiseen (Garden Lovers, 2014, doc; CE’15) - Hilton! - Täällä Ollaan Elämä (Hilton! - Here for Life, 2013, doc; CE’14) - Auf Wiedersehen Finnland (2010, doc) - Pitkin tietä pieni lapsi (Along the Road Little Child, 2005, doc, with Susanna Helke; CE’06) - Joutilaat (The Idle Ones, 2001, doc, with Susanna Helke; CE’04, CE’06). In 2006, Crossing Europe dedicated a Tribute to Susanna Helke & Virpi Suutari.
Aalto (2020, doc) - Yrittäjä (Entrepreneur, 2018, doc; CE'18) - Eedenistä pohjoiseen (Garden Lovers, 2014, doc; CE’15) - Hilton! - Täällä Ollaan Elämä (Hilton! - Here for Life, 2013, doc; CE’14) - Auf Wiedersehen Finnland (2010, doc) - Pitkin tietä pieni lapsi (Along the Road Little Child, 2005, doc, with Susanna Helke; CE’06) - Joutilaat (The Idle Ones, 2001, doc, with Susanna Helke; CE’04, CE’06). In 2006, Crossing Europe dedicated a Tribute to Susanna Helke & Virpi Suutari.
Architektur und Gesellschaft | Architecture and Society 2021
Virpi Suutari
Finland 2020
color & black and white
103 minutes
English / Finnish
/ French /
German / Russian
/ Italian /
Swedish
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay
Virpi Suutari, Jussi Rautaniemi
Cinematography
Heikki Färm, Jani Kumpulainen
Editing
Jussi Rautaniemi
Sound/Sounddesign Olli Huhtanen
Music Sanna Salmenkallio
With
David N. Fixler, Juhani Pallasmaa, Nina Stritzler-Levine, Antonello Alici, Harry Charrington, Peter Reed, Harmon Goldstone,
Gail Fenske, Renja Suominen-Kokkonen, Johanna Alanen
Producer(s)
Timo Vierimaa
Production
Euphoria Film
World Sales
Autlook
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
Reykjavík International Film
Festival 2020