Tourist (1990 film)

Tourist
FinnishTuristi
Directed byArto Halonen
Written by
Produced byArto Halonen
CinematographyArto Halonen
Edited byArto Halonen
Music byPetri Karttunen
Animation byTeppo Laurinolli
Production
company
Art Films Production AFP
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Tourist (Finnish: Turisti) is a 1990 Finnish clay animation film by Arto Halonen and Teppo Laurinolli [fi]. The film explores the exploitation of nature and its devastating effects on life, as Mother Nature struggles to defend her existence.

The main character is a human-like creature that is born into the natural world and discovers its ability to exploit its surroundings.

The film received production funding from the Finnish Film Foundation and was also financed by Yle TV2. Tourist was also selected for the National Competition at the Tampere Film Festival.

The Long Trip (1990)

The Long Trip
FinnishPitkä matka eli tositapahtumiin perustuva kertomus erään elokuvan synnystä
Directed byArto Halonen
Written byArto Halonen
Produced byArto Halonen
Cinematography
Music by
  • Petri Karttunen
  • Kari Mikkonen
Distributed byArt Films Production AFP
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
31 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

During the production of Tourist, Halonen also made a documentary following the animation's creation process, The Long Trip (1990, Finnish: Pitkä matka eli tositapahtumiin perustuva kertomus erään elokuvan synnystä), which was broadcast on Yle. The running time of the document is 31 minutes, and it premiered on Yle in 1990.

Notes

  1. ↑ Under the pseudonym Pertti Pitkänen.

References

  1. ↑ "Harvinainen savianimaatio". Uusi Suomi. 7 September 1990. p. 38.
  2. 1 2 3 "Turisti". Elonet.
  3. ↑ "Turisti". Finna.
  4. ↑ Hyvärinen, Anna-Mari (4 December 1988). "Savianimaatiota säätiön tuella". Karjalan Heili. pp. 4–5.
  5. ↑ "Halonen ja Laurinolli Tampereen filmijuhlille". Karjalainen. 16 February 1990.
  6. ↑ "Miten elokuvaa tehdään". Karjalainen. 9 February 1990.
  7. ↑ "Arto Halosen savianimaatio nähdään TV2:ssa". Karjalainen. 5 September 1990.
  8. ↑ Wettenhovi, Hannu-P (7 September 1990). "Kotimainen savianimaatio". Etelä-Saimaa.
  9. ↑ "Savianimaatio sai 70 000 markan tuen". Karjalan maa. 5 March 1988.
  10. ↑ "TURISTI SEKÄ PITKÄ MATKA". Elonet.
  11. ↑ "Pitkä matka eli tositapahtumiin perustuva kertomus elokuvan synnystä". Elonet.