A documentary film about the Finnish screaming male choir.A documentary film about the Finnish screaming male choir.A documentary film about the Finnish screaming male choir.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 2 nominations
Jaani Föhr
- Self
- (uncredited)
Heikki Määttänen
- Narrator in Oulu video
- (uncredited)
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- Alternate versionsInternational TV version, 58 minutes
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See this movie if you like Nordic humor & art
You'll love this if you appreciate dry humor, modern art, send-ups of modern art, the mockumentary tradition, and subverting the dominant paradigm. This documentary affectionately shows us the genre-busting Finnish men's choir "tapping" adroitly along the fine line between clever and stupid. The central concept: 25 sets of strong lungs performing indescribably strange and funny adaptations of well-known songs, such as national anthems. The effect is surprisingly powerful. Unlike much high-concept modern art, where the idea is better than the result, this work stands on its own. These impassioned fits of madness force you to perceive things anew in surprising ways. The audiences shown in the film typically began by looking puzzled, then went wild with laughter and applause. The group's leader is a hoot. Fortunately, he speaks English when the group is touring in France, Japan, etc. The English subtitles of his remarks in Finnish clearly did not serve him well; several times, we wished we knew what was making the Finns in the audience laugh so hard. (A perennial problem: Why can't movie-makers provide better subtitles?) See this movie.
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- nelin-1
- Jan 14, 2005
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- Gross worldwide
- $15,427
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
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