Tulevaisuus ei ole entisensä (2002)

A documentary film about Erkki Kurenniemi (b. 1941), whose career represents a surprisingly natural blend of music, film, computers, robotics, science and art. His project of collecting ... See full synopsis »

Director:

Mika Taanila

Writer:

Mika Taanila

Stars:

Erkki Kurenniemi, Otso Appelqvist, Henrik Otto Donner

Cast

Credited cast:
Erkki Kurenniemi	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Otso Appelqvist	...	Himself (archive footage)
Henrik Otto Donner	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kari Hakala	...	Himself (archive footage)
Arto Koskinen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paavo Lehtonen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ralph Lundsten	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tarja Markus	...	Herself (archive footage)
Leo Nilsson	...	Himself (archive footage)
M.A. Numminen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Markku Nurminen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tommi Parkko	...	Himself (archive footage)
Pirkko Peltonen	...	Herself (archive footage)
Eija Pokkinen	...	Herself (archive footage)
Anja Salmenhaara	...	Herself (archive footage)

Storyline

A documentary film about Erkki Kurenniemi (b. 1941), whose career represents a surprisingly natural blend of music, film, computers, robotics, science and art. His project of collecting everything around him will perhaps be the most significant of all his works. Kurenniemi records his thoughts, observations, objects and images constantly, with manic precision, with the ultimate goal of merging man and machine - reconstructing the human soul. Kurenniemi's story is a fascinating and forceful depiction of a forgotten visionary; it is significant because of the cultural history of the unique, never- before-seen archive material alone. The documentary includes footage of the unique DIMI-instruments developed by Kurenniemi, and segments from unfinished experimental short films from the 1960s. The Future is not what it used to be is a film about the 1960s avant-garde in music and film, the early history of microcomputers and the open questions of 21st century science. Audio commentary by ...

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Plot Keywords:

the future | tape | photographer | memory | videographer | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

20 November 2002 (Finland)

Also Known As:

The Future Is Not What It Used to Be

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kinotar

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Tietokoneet palvelevat (1968)

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Soundtracks

Zehn Stücke für Bläserquintett
Written by György Ligeti
Performed by London Winds

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