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This movie is a series of short environmental portraits around Helsinki accompanied with some ambientish music and some loose connection between the parts. Movie displays also some slightly eccentric human portraits here and there. None of the portraits strike as really unbelievable or fictitious, but on the other hand all of them are eccentric enough that you would not find them under normal circumstances. Overall this mixture of surround images and portraits makes somewhat dreamlike flow and personally I found it enjoyable. I would shortly summarize this movie as abstract ambient portrait of Helsinki. Recommended for people who like movies like Koyaanisqatsi or Kurosawa's Dreams.

Collection of glimpses on Tokyo, its people and street life. Sounds of this documentary were very interesting and created a very cacophonic atmosphere at times. Night shots of Shinjuku skyline were impressive, they worked as a certain transition elements. Film had a very good rhythm, big city feeling combined with shots of Fuji mountain and nature. Those of you who like urban atmosphere, this is pretty much a must see.

Gretka, a beautiful girl from Checkslovakia, is selected to an elite school of Nazis to continue the pure arian race. I will not tell more so that I avoid spoiling the movie, although the idea of this film is not in the surprising events in the plot. Acting is nothing super, but works well with the plot. Cinematography is done in a way that is quite common to modern dramas in Europe, realistic colours. Not very easy to watch, so I cannot recommend this as a light sunday afternoon flick to cheer you up. Nevertheless, for serious drama fans who are not yet fed up with all the depressing films about WW2, this is worth watching.