Olavi Virta

  • 30'
  • Finland
  • 1972
Portrait of a national icon as an old, lost and lonely man. When Olavi Virta was screened for the first time, people all over Finland went ballistic - they couldn't take that sad sight of their tango's greatest voice, the incarnation of postwar wealth and glory in ruins. A masterpiece.

Director
Peter von Bagh
Country of production
Finland
Year
1972
Festival Edition
IFFR 2012
Length
30'
Medium
Betacam Digi
Language
Finnish
Production Company
YLE
Screenplay
Peter von Bagh
Director
Peter von Bagh
Country of production
Finland
Year
1972
Festival Edition
IFFR 2012
Length
30'
Medium
Betacam Digi
Language
Finnish
Production Company
YLE
Screenplay
Peter von Bagh