| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 90 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
Playing time: 87 min. |
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In Process Record. |
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Title from title frames. |
| Performer |
Features: Benoit Delepine, Gustave Kervern |
| Event |
Originally produced by Film Movement in 2004. |
| Summary |
Rural neighbors who hate each other come to blows one day on a farm and get tangled up in an agricultural tractor, leaving them both paralyzed, wheelchair-bound, and simmering with spite. But rather than feel sorry for themselves, the embittered paraplegics decide to seek revenge against the tractor's manufacturer. They take to the road, redirecting their frustrations with their plights towards the people they meet on the way to Helsinki. Captured in sharp black-and-white Cinemascope photography that complements its exquisite Tati-like sight gags, Aaltra undermines conventional attitudes toward the disabled with its dry wit and acerbic, vengeful characters. Look for some recognizable cameos, including famous Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki. Winner of te Winner - FISPRESCI Prize - BFI London Film Festival. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In: English, French, Dutch, Finnish |
| Indexed Term |
European/Baltic Studies |
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Foreign Language Film |
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Movies |
| Added Author |
Delepine, Benoit, filmmaker
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Kervern, Gustave, filmmaker
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1132150 Kanopy |
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