Pockpicket – Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth
Pockpicket eli katkelmia helsinkiläisen porvarisnuoren elämästä
A cheeky homage to Robert Bresson: Instead of taking money out of people’s pockets, the film’s protagonist puts it in – to help those in need. A hilarious comment on late 1960s ideological confusion, inspired somewhat by the particular genius of Finnish comedy icon
Film details
- Country of production
- Finland
- Year
- 1968
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 18"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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