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The House of Branching Love surpassed 50 000 admissions
8.9.2009
The new Mika Kaurismäki film The House of Branching Love (Haarautuvan rakkauden talo), has 50 442 admissions after three weekends in cinemas. This weekend´s result was 13 697, which was again a higher result than a week ago. The film is now number two in Finland´s Top Ten.
The motto of the film, “Breaking up is hard to do. Staying together is even harder.” is a compact characterization of this edgy romantic comedy. It is distributed in Finland by FS Film, now with 34 prints. The film is produced by Mika Kaurismäki´s own production company Marianna Films. International sales are handled by Wide Management. The international premiere will take place at Toronto International Film Festival this week.
The domestic premiere of last weekend, Last Cowboy Standing (Skavabölen pojat) by Zaida Bergroth, got a weekend audience of 4 775 (number 5 in Top Ten). Despite the somewhat modest start on screens, both critics and audience have given positive feedback to this debute feature ever since its gala premiere at Espoo Ciné International Film Festival in Finland in August.
Last Cowboy Standing is a heartfelt drama about the ups-and-downs of a family, set in Finland during the 70s and 80s. It is produced by Jarkko Hentula / Juonifilmi and distributed in Finland by FS Film. Its international premiere will take place at Pusan International Film Festival in October.
The next domestic premiere is the documentary film The Living Room of the Nation (Kansakunnan olohuone) by Jukka Kärkkäinen (September 11). It portrays a number of Finnish living rooms and is a story of changes, the inevitable passing of time, and the human desire to be needed, visible. The film had its international premiere in May at the Planete Doc Review Film Festival in Warsaw, Poland and it is competing for the title of Best Nordic Documentary at Nordisk Panorama this September. It is produced by Sami Jahnukainen / Mouka Filmi and distributed in Finland by Pirkanmaan elokuvakeskus. International sales are handled by Deckert Distribution.
Last weekend´s Top Ten:
1. Inglourious Bastards
2. The House of Branching Love
3. Ice Age 3
4. Pettson & Findus IV – Forget-Abilities
5. Last Cowboy Standing
6. District 9
7. Public Enemies
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
10. Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
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