19 MAY: DOC LOUNGE – MAN WITH A VIDEO CAMERA
Posted 12 May 2010 by Laura@ Dubrovnic Lounge, Eerikinkatu 11, Helsinki
Doors open 18:00, film starts 19:00 // € 7
‘The Man with a Video Camera’ follows Esko Lönnberg who is making a film about the rock band Circle. Lönnberg, a 59-year-old HVAC manager, left his job in Sweden and returned to his hometown of Pori, Finland, to pursue his artistic desires. In Pori, he found kindred spirits in the local experimental band Circle whose members are half of his age.
The circumstances turn out to be chaotic, but Esko tries to keep the crowd together, even though he does not know himself if he is going to end up with fiction or non-fiction and problems ensue. Disagreements disappear, however, when the gang gets together to share sacred moments around the dinner table, to watch sports on TV or to play in the recording room, where Esko captures everything essential and unessential on video while the band plays. When filming the musicians in action, Esko throws himself into the music with his whole body and does not pay much attention to what his instrument, the video camera, is recording.
Besides being an account of filmmaking, Man with a Video Camera is a film about the significance of choices in life and their consequences.
As usual in Doc Lounge the film will be accompanied by music, short films and special guests after the film… seems like they have some pretty cool surprises up their sleeve this time.
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