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Wake Up, Helsinki!

1939 · 8 min

A quiet, poetic drift through a waking city, more mood than story, best watched with patience.

Directed by
Valentin Vaala
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Impressionistic short documentary of a Helsinki morning at the end of 1930s with a poetic narration.

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Directed by
Valentin Vaala
Genres
Documentary
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Valentin Vaala
    Written by
    Turo Kartto
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    Finland
    Languages
    Finnish

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