A City Symphony
Directed by Ulrika Bengts, Roosa Toivonen, Yrjö Nieminen, Ilkka Mertsola, Outi Kaasinen, Heikki Ahola, John Webster, Mika Taanila
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The Helsinki of the 1990s, longed for by many, comes to life in Heikki Ahola's City Symphony. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this classic montage film offers a unique glimpse into the pulsating life of the capital at all hours of the day. More than 30 young filmmakers worked on the documentary. Filmed between September 1993 and February 1995, City Symphony encounters the contrasting spirits of Helsinki – including unemployment and luxury, homeliness and internationalism. As the title suggests, music plays a central role in the film, with Tuomas Kantelinen responsible for the score. You won't find a more comprehensive journey through 1990s Helsinki than Kaupunkisinfonia. The world just before the breakthrough of the internet and the economic boom already looks very different.Read moreLess
The Helsinki of the 1990s, longed for by many, comes to life in Heikki Ahola's City Symphony. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this classic montage film offers a unique glimpse into the pulsating life of the capital at all hours of the day. More than 30 young filmmakers worked on the documentary. Filmed between September 1993 and February 1995, City Symphony encounters the contrasting spirits of Helsinki – including unemployment and luxury, homeliness and internationalism. As the title suggests, music plays a central role in the film, with Tuomas Kantelinen responsible for the score. You won't find a more comprehensive journey through 1990s Helsinki than Kaupunkisinfonia. The world just before the breakthrough of the internet and the economic boom already looks very different.
The story
The Helsinki of the 1990s, longed for by many, comes to life in Heikki Ahola's City Symphony. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this classic montage film offers a unique glimpse into the pulsating life of the capital at all hours of the day. More than 30 young filmmakers worked on the documentary. Filmed between September 1993 and February 1995, City Symphony encounters the contrasting spirits of Helsinki – including unemployment and luxury, homeliness and internationalism. As the title suggests, music plays a central role in the film, with Tuomas Kantelinen responsible for the score. You won't find a more comprehensive journey through 1990s Helsinki than Kaupunkisinfonia. The world just before the breakthrough of the internet and the economic boom already looks very different.
Cast & crew
Jorma UotinenSelf (uncredited)
Helena LindgrenSelf (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Ulrika Bengts
- Director
- Roosa Toivonen
- Director
- Yrjö Nieminen
- Director
- Ilkka Mertsola
- Director
- Outi Kaasinen
- Director
- Heikki Ahola
- Director
- John Webster
- Director
- Mika Taanila
- Producer
- Ilkka Mertsola
- Original Music Composer
- Tuomas Kantelinen
- Editor
- Heikki Ahola
- Director of Photography
- Pauli Bessonoff
- Director of Photography
- Heikki Färm
- Director of Photography
- Marita Hällfors
- Director of Photography
- Maija Kainulainen
- Director of Photography
- Robert Nordström
- Director of Photography
- Rauno Ronkainen
- Director of Photography
- Petri Rossi
- Director of Photography
- Pekka Uotila
- Director of Photography
- Tuomo Virtanen
- Screenplay
- Heikki Ahola
- Writer
- Marita Hällfors
- Writer
- Simo Halinen
- Writer
- Outi Kaasinen
- Writer
- Anu Kuivalainen
- Writer
- Ilkka Mertsola
- Writer
- Jari Tenhunen
- Writer
- John Webster
- Director of Photography
- Wille Tanttu
- Director of Photography
- Jari Tenhunen