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Home » Title: “Who is Aki Kaurismäki?” Presenter: Andrew Nestingen

Title: “Who is Aki Kaurismäki?” Presenter: Andrew Nestingen

Aki Kaurismäki is a filmmaker from Finland, who has made films since 1981, winning awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, and earning Academy Award nominations, among others. His films range from dark comedy to farce, from rock and roll to tango, from mocumentaries to passionate advocacy for the least among us. Who is this strange northern artist, whose films have won him a following with art-house and film-festival audiences around the world?

The talk provides ways of understanding Aki Kaurismäki’s films, connecting their Finnish roots to their flight around the world as a favorite of world cinema.

Andrew Nestingen is professor of Finnish studies and Scandinavian studies at the University of Washington. He teaches courses on film, crime fiction, and popular culture of the Nordic countries. He is the author of The Cinema of Aki Kaurismäki: Contrarian Stories (2013), and author and editor of four other books.

Join Zoom Meeting: October FACA Program
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Meeting ID: 873 560 9519

Passcode: Salmiakki

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No February Zoom – Laskiainen Celebration with Suomikoulu.

KAHVI AIKA – Coffee time

Sunday February 21, 2-3pm.

We know not everyone can make it to the outdoor Laskiainen event, so we’re also hosting a Kahvi Aika social hour on Zoom this Sunday for everyone to pop on and have a chat, a cup of coffee and some pulla in the comfort of their own home! Please join us and come say hei, as we’ve surely missed seeing you all.

Use our usual Zoom link and passcode to join.

Lukupiiri – FACA Book Club

Our next Lukupiiri is Saturday February 27 at 2pm. We have a special guest, Beatrice Ojakangas, joining us.

Use our usual Zoom link and passcode to join.
Meeting ID: 873 560 9519
Passcode: Salmiakki

Nähdään!

Background Picture Credit

Our magical background picture of Joulupukki at Kuopio City Hall is on loan from Ilkka Kylmäkorpi from Ileart in Finland. To see more of or to purchase his beautiful work please visit ileart.fi.

Helvi’s Korvapuusti

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About FACA:

Located in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN), Finnish American Cultural Activities invites you to join us at our programs and activities.

FACA is a non-profit educational organization that offers programs with a rich ethnic flavor: literature, music, travel, food, the immigrant culture, contemporary Finland, and other topics. It is dedicated to preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of Americans of Finnish ancestry.

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FACA schedules meetings and programs on the third Friday of each month from September to May, except for December.

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