Aalto: Architect of Emotions (2020)
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- 1h 43min
- Documentary, Biography
- 04 Sep 2020 (Finland)
- Movie
This captivating exploration of Alvar Aalto, the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe's greatest modern architects, focuses on his remarkable and loving partnership with wife, Aino. Theirs was a profoundly humanist vision...
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- 2 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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Alvar Aalto | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Aino Aalto | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Elissa Aalto | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Johanna Alanen | ... |
Själv - Dotter till Aino och Alvar Aalto (voice)
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Heikki Alanen | ... |
Själv - Barnbarn till Aino och Alvar Aalto (voice)
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Henrik Aalto | ... |
Själv - Barnbarn till Aino och Alvar Aalto (voice)
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Antonello Alici | ... |
Själv - Arkitekturhistoriker (voice)
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Harry Charrington | ... |
Själv - Professor i arkitektur vid University of Westminster (voice)
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Peter Reed | ... |
Själv (voice)
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Harmon Goldstone | ... |
Själv (voice)
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Gail Fenske | ... |
Själv - Professor i arkitektur vid Roger Williams University (voice)
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Renja Suominen-Kokkonen | ... |
Själv - Adjungerad professor vid Helsingfors och Åbo universitet (voice)
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Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen | ... |
Själv - Professor i arkitektur vid Yale University (voice)
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Mark Lee | ... |
Själv - Professor i arkitektur vid Harvard University (voice)
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Severi Parko | ... |
Self (voice)
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David N. Fixler | ... |
Själv - Lektor på Harvard University (voice)
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Juhani Pallasmaa | ... |
Själv - Professor i arkitektur (voice)
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Nina Stritzler-Levine | ... |
Själv - Direktör på Bard Graduate Center Gallery (voice)
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Esa Laaksonen | ... |
Self (voice)
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Kristian Gullichsen | ... |
Self
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Tommi Lindh | ... |
Self - VD på Aalto Foundation (voice)
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Aarno Ruusuvuori | ... |
Self (voice)
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Mariska Harbonn | ... |
Själv - Guide på Maison Carré
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Federico Marconi | ... |
Self (voice)
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Sofia Singler | ... |
Self (voice)
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Vezio Nava | ... |
Self (voice)
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Mariangela Malpassi | ... |
Self
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Ben af Schultén | ... |
Self (voice)
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Marja Paatela-Pöyry | ... |
Self (voice)
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Veli Paatela | ... |
Self (voice)
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Christine Schildt | ... |
Self (voice)
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Göran Schildt | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Carola Giedion-Welcker | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Lorenz Moser | ... |
Self (voice)
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Karl Fleig | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Alfred Roth | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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| Martti Suosalo | ... |
Alvar Aalto (voice)
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| Pirkko Hämäläinen | ... |
Aino Aalto (voice)
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Pasi Isomäki | ... |
Self
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Panu Noponen | ... |
Self
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Directed by
| Virpi Suutari | ||
Written by
| Jussi Rautaniemi | ... | (script) |
| Virpi Suutari | ... | () |
Produced by
| Jessica Hennessey | ... | producer: Parallax Productions Inc. USA Unit |
| Philipp Komarov | ... | producer: Strela Film, Russian Unit |
| Erkko Lyytinen | ... | commissioning editor: YLE |
| Martti Suosalo | ... | executive producer |
| Virpi Suutari | ... | executive producer |
| Jessie Torrance | ... | producer: Parallax Productions Inc. USA Unit |
| Timo Vierimaa | ... | producer |
Music by
| Sanna Salmenkallio | ||
Cinematography by
| Heikki Färm | ||
| Jani Kumpulainen | ||
Editing by
| Jussi Rautaniemi | ||
Editorial Department
| Jukka-Pekka Bohm | ... | edit assistant |
| Antti Jääskeläinen | ... | edit assistant |
| Pentti Keskimäki | ... | colorist: Post Control Helsinki |
| Jukka Kujala | ... | image post-production: Post Control Helsinki |
| Ari Rusanen | ... | DCP mastering: Post Control Helsinki |
| Juho Räsänen | ... | mastering: Post Control Helsinki |
| Eero Seppänen | ... | on-line editor: Post Control Helsinki |
Production Management
| Jessica Hennessey | ... | production manager: Parallax Productions, Inc. USA Unit |
Art Department
| Hermanni Suppanen | ... | graphic designer: Brosmark |
Sound Department
| Glenn Fitzpatrick | ... | audio: Australian Unit |
| Daniel Hagström | ... | foley mixer: Finvox |
| Joonatan Hietanen | ... | sound recordist |
| Olli Huhtanen | ... | sound |
| Toni Ilo | ... | foley artist: Finvox / foley editor: Finvox |
| Jarkko Kela | ... | sound recordist |
| Tuomo Marttinen | ... | sound recordist |
| Mikko Rothfors | ... | producer: Finvox |
| Sami Sarhamaa | ... | sound mixer: Finvox |
| Tuomas Skopa | ... | sound recordist |
| Pirkko Tiitinen | ... | sound recordist |
| Pertti Venetjoki | ... | sound recordist |
| David Williams | ... | audio: Parallax Productions, Inc. USA Unit |
Special Effects by
| Hugo Kiekeben | ... | VFX: Post Control Helsinki |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Reima Anttila | ... | camera operator |
| Grégoire Benzaquen | ... | key grip: France |
| David Brickhill-Jones | ... | camera operator |
| Scott Dawson | ... | assistant camera: Australia |
| Pierre Helie De Peretti | ... | grip assistant: France |
| Mark Doyle | ... | camera operator |
| Elina Eränen | ... | assistant camera |
| Alexey Ezhov | ... | dolly technician: Strela Film, Russia |
| Jimmy Jay Frieden | ... | gaffer: Parallax Productions, USA |
| Alexey Gusev | ... | dolly technician: Strela Film, Russia |
| Yahna Harris | ... | first assistant camera: Parallax Productions, USA |
| Tuomo Hutri | ... | second unit cinematographer |
| Sonja Huttunen | ... | assistant camera |
| Jani Häkli | ... | cinematographer: Australia / second unit cinematographer |
| Marita Hällfors | ... | second unit cinematographer |
| Jake Iesu | ... | steadicam operator: Australia |
| Roberto Tomas Irmisch | ... | key grip: Germany |
| Paavo Jokinen | ... | grip assistant |
| Minea Kiviö | ... | gaffer assistant |
| Teemu Koivisto | ... | assistant camera |
| Sergey Kolpakov | ... | dolly technician: Strela Film, Russia |
| Kamel Kuri | ... | grip assistant: Berta Film, Italy |
| Tuire Lahti | ... | grip assistant / key grip |
| Tomi Lakonen | ... | key grip |
| Alexander Makov | ... | dolly technician: Strela Film, Russia |
| Ilmari Mannermaa | ... | camera operator: Flatlight |
| Proud Meri | ... | gaffer (as Manu Haapala) |
| Juha Niska | ... | assistant camera |
| Andrea Nonni | ... | grip assistant: Berta Film, Italy |
| Luca Nonni | ... | key grip: Berta Film, Italy |
| Olli-Pekka Pesonen | ... | assistant camera |
| Teppo Salonen | ... | drone operator |
| Karri Takala | ... | key grip |
| Andreas Talaga | ... | grip assistant: Germany |
| Jovan Tanasijevic | ... | aerial cinematographer: Parallax Productions, USA |
| Henry Wacklin | ... | gaffer |
| Simon Walsh | ... | gaffer: Australia |
| Janina Witkowski | ... | assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Miina Alajärvi | ... | casting: Rovaniemi |
Location Management
| Jouni Kantola | ... | location manager: Berta Film Srl, Italian Unit |
Music Department
| Heta Aho | ... | musician: flutes |
| Athina Drakonakis | ... | musician: French horn |
| Seppo Kantonen | ... | musician: piano |
| Ville Myllykangas | ... | musician: trombone |
| Pinja Nunez | ... | musician: cello |
| Vili Robert Ollila | ... | orchestration |
| Marko Portin | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Markku Renko | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Joonas Riippa | ... | musician: drums |
| Mikko Rothfors | ... | music recording & mixing: Finvox |
| Sanna Salmenkallio | ... | orchestration |
| Leena Salminen | ... | musician: oboe and English horn |
| Heikki Tuhkanen | ... | musician: trombone |
Additional Crew
| Laura Ahola | ... | transcriber |
| Eva Andberg | ... | information specialist: YLE |
| Glyn Welden Banks | ... | translations: Saga Vera Oy |
| Jay Colamaria | ... | production assistant: Parallax Productions, Inc. USA Unit |
| Stefano De Luca | ... | transcriber / translations |
| Ville Färm | ... | intern |
| Anton Gromov | ... | production assistant: Strela Film, Russian Unit |
| Janne Kauppila | ... | translations: Saga Vera Oy |
| Karolina Lidin | ... | production support: Nordic Film & TV Fond |
| Tiina Madisson | ... | production assistant / translations |
| Dimitri Malkov | ... | assistant: Berta Film Srl, Italian Unit |
| Piia Nokelainen | ... | production support: The Finnish Film Foundation |
| Juha Nurminen | ... | production assistant: French Unit |
| Tommi Partanen | ... | information specialist: KAVI |
| Emelie Persson | ... | production support: SVT |
| Teresa Sadik-Ogli | ... | archive reseacher / production assistant / transcriber |
| Gabriele Schrey-Vasara | ... | translations |
| Kimi Seerup | ... | production support: DR |
| Olga Slutskaya | ... | production assistant: Strela Film, Russian Unit |
| Antti Soulanto | ... | transcriber |
| Sami Sykkö | ... | interview research |
| Maarit Tulkki | ... | translations: Saga Vera Oy |
| Olli Uosukainen | ... | production assistant |
| Jacqueline Virkamäki | ... | translations |
Production Companies
- Euphoria Film
- ARTE (co-production)
- AVEK (funding)
- AVROTROS (co-production)
- Business Finland (with the support of)
- Danske Radio (with the support of)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (with the support of)
- Nordisk Film & TV-Fond (with the support of)
- SVT Dokumentär (with the support of)
- Suomen Elokuvasäätiö (funding)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (co-production)
Distributors
- StoryHill (2020) (Finland) (theatrical)
- ARTE Mediathek (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2021) (France) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- Autlook Filmsales (2020) (World-wide)
- Edition Salzgeber (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Filmin (2021) (Spain)
- Salzgeber & Company Medien (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2021) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Arts Promotion Centre Finland (script & development funding)
- Finnish Museum of Photography (reprography of still images)
- Finnvox (sound post-production)
- Jenny ja Antti Wihurin rahasto (script & development funding)
- Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti (reproductions of archive films)
- Keksi Agency (reprography of still images)
- Kone Foundation (script & development funding)
- Kopter Cam (aerial cinematography)
- P. Mutasen Elokuvakonepaja Oy (reproductions of archive films)
- Reel One Oy (reproductions of archive films)
- Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (script & development funding)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This captivating exploration of Alvar Aalto, the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe's greatest modern architects, focuses on his remarkable and loving partnership with wife, Aino. Theirs was a profoundly humanist vision that put people at the centre of design, and ranged from work in furniture design through to huge architectural projects. They mixed with, and influenced, major figures of modernist art and design including Le Corbusier, Gropius, Moholy-Nagy, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Come on a cinematic tour of their iconic buildings all over the world, from a library in Russia, a student dormitory at MIT, an art collector's private house near Paris, to a pavilion in Venice. Narrated by experts in the field and featuring never before seen archive footage, Aalto tells the love story of an extraordinary couple with a great passion for human scale architecture. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | A documentary film journey into the life and work of one of the greatest modern architects Alvar Aalto. The film shares for the first time the intimate love story of Alvar and his architect wife Aino Aalto. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Alvar Aalto - Architecte avec un grand A (2021). See more » |