The Two Faces

The Two Faces
FinnishKahdet kasvot
Directed byArto Halonen
Written byArto Halonen
Produced byArto Halonen
Production
company
Art Films Production AFP
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
9.5 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

The Two Faces (Finnish: Kahdet kasvot) is a 1987 traditional hand-drawn animation directed by Arto Halonen. The film was made in collaboration with animator Timo Kokkonen, has a running time of 9.5 minutes, and was composed by Kari Mikkonen. The film was broadcast on MTV3, and was Halonen's first film to be shown on television.

The production of the film took approximately two years. The film was funded with grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Joensuu Cultural Committee. Kokkonen stated in an interview with a newspaper that he had drawn approximately 3,000 frames for the film.

The film follows the journeys of two men, exploring human nature's unchanging character, revenge, and violence. The story begins in the Stone Age and progresses to the modern era, depicting the brutality of human nature and humanity's inability to free itself from the burdens of the past.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kahdet kasvot". elonet.finna.fi.
  2. ↑ "Animaatioelokuva Joensuusta MTV:lle". Karjalainen. 17 January 1988. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Uusi animaatioryhmä syntynyt Joensuuhun". Karjalainen. 17 January 1988. p. 4.
  4. ↑ "Joensuulaiselokuva lauantaina TV 2:ssa". Pohjois-Karjala. 14 October 1988.
  5. 1 2 3 Ikonen, Kari (15 July 1986). "Animaatio on työlästä, mutta palkitsevaa". Karjalainen. p. 7.