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Melancholian 3 huonetta

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 46m
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7.1/10
671
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Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
  • Documentary
  • War
A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
671
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  • Director
    • Pirjo Honkasalo
  • Writer
    • Pirjo Honkasalo
  • Star
    • Pirkko Saisio(voice)
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  • Director
    • Pirjo Honkasalo
  • Writer
    • Pirjo Honkasalo
  • Star
    • Pirkko Saisio(voice)
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    • 5User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 6 nominations

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      • Pirjo Honkasalo
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      • Pirjo Honkasalo
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    • Trivia
      To make this film, Pirjo Honkasalo had to sneak in Chechnya as Russian authorities have restricted foreigners' access to the troublesome region.
    • Connections
      Featured in Matka suomalaiseen elokuvaan: Tutkiva katse (2006)

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    1/10
    absolutely dreadful, but her next film will be great
    I expected a lot from this documentary as I had heard many hailing opinions about it, especially from representatives of the Finnish Film Foundation and Finnish AVEK which were the main backers of the film. Even though I had read that Honkasalo made only one brief shooting trip to Checnya for this documentary (Anna Politkovskaja made more than 60 trips for her fatal honest writing) I had full trust in the content of it.

    Unfortunately I have to confess that I was terribly disappointed with The Three Rooms of Melancholia. The only thing that made me smile was the view of the end credits and the fact that I had been smart enough to borrow the tape for free. It was really hard to watch this over-pretentious film, cause it was so dreadfully boring due to its contrived and hopelessly thick and artificial feeling of fake melancholy. A gray lifeless sentiment the director Pirjo Honkasalo holds lazily onto throughout the film, arrogantly ignoring the audience natural need for at least some occasional change in the mood.

    Despite this complete failure, I think Pirjo Honkasalo's next film Pattaya Go! Go! - currently in the cooker with one of the funniest documentary directors in Scandinavia and with the Finnish Dokumenttikilta association - will become a very thought-provoking and different kind of documentary. In the name of art and entertainment Pirjo Honkasalo will together with her creative allies boldly tell the true story of a group of freshly sacked Finnish paper mill workers' shameless sex trip to Pattaya in Thailand.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2004 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • Denmark
      • Germany
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Official site (Finland)
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • Arabic
      • Chechen
    • Also known as
      • The 3 Rooms of Melancholia
    • Filming locations
      • Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Millenium Film Oy
      • ARTE
      • Lisbet Gabrielsson Film AB
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €560,400 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,317
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,025
      • Jul 31, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,317
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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