A Letter from Elli
Kirje Elliltä
Fixing upon traces of the Finnish singer Elli Forssell-Rozentāle (1871–1943) in Latvia – a sad letter recited in voice-over, some posed photos – Elina Saloranta evokes the strangeness and unspoken traumas inhabiting past lives. We hear about physical and mental ailments that defied categorisation or treatment back then. The documentary elements are superimposed upon a puddle that reflects the moon, and the overall effect of this combination is both lyrical and haunting.
– Adrian Martin
Also in this combined programme
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Omen
Veteran experimentalist Peter Rose alternates ominous views of nature scarred by civilisation and subterranean passageways. -
44 Houses
The filmmaker, accompanied by family members, revisits and records impressions of houses where she lived. -
RE:EXPOSURE
Investigating the idea of skin – body and image – and the effects of time and light. -
Verdigris
A historical, political, artistic and Situationist inquiry into the architecture of the Paris Métro system. -
gestures toward Plant Vision
Can plants see? A lyrical cinematographic evocation of how plants are photo-sensitive to light. -
20/68 Schatzi
Master Austrian structuralist Kurt Kren moves from busy, unbridled abstraction to an ultimate pictorial shock. -
Roseblood
A dance film using the means of cinema to fragment and reassemble a woman’s gestures.
Film details
- Country of production
- Finland
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 6'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
Shows of "A Letter from Elli"
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KINO 3
This screening consists of the following films:
- Omen
- 44 Houses
- RE:EXPOSURE
- Verdigris
- gestures toward Plant Vision
- A Letter from Elli
- 20/68 Schatzi
- Roseblood
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available -
KINO 3
This screening consists of the following films:
- Omen
- 44 Houses
- RE:EXPOSURE
- Verdigris
- gestures toward Plant Vision
- A Letter from Elli
- 20/68 Schatzi
- Roseblood
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available