Movies by Eino Ruutsalo

The Junk Artist

The Junk Artist

An experimental short film combining modern dance and depiction of sculpting.

Alvar Aalto: A Finnish Architect

Alvar Aalto: A Finnish Architect

A portrait of the renowned Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto by the radical experimental filmmaker Eino Ruutsalo. Shot in the summer of 1972 at Aalto’s experimental house in Muuratsalo the film briefly and accurately covers the growth, development and creativity of the master architect, presenting his most important work.

Les Siffleurs

Les Siffleurs

Young actors drift around Paris looking for job opportunities in pursuit of their happiness. The Finnish film, made with a French cast, follows the paths signaled by nouvelle vague and cinéma vérité.

Don Quijote

Don Quijote

An experimental short film based on Don Quixote by Cervantes.

Plus Minus

Plus Minus

A short avant-garde film from Finnish director Eino Ruutsalo.

Blue-Eyed Helsinki

Blue-Eyed Helsinki

A boat trip in the Helsinki archipelago: images of water, light and people on the cruise. The same people are met in the city in different situations: at work, with their family, in conversations with a circle of friends, meditating and figuring out their duties. Work and aspirations are important and encouraging to them. They all seem to have something personal to say about their time, their views and their imaginations.

Tuulinen päivä

Tuulinen päivä

The strange, disjointed love story in the existentialist film Windy Day transported the young lovers to an island off the town of Kotka.

Talking Hands

Talking Hands

Spring is coming. Deaf-mute girl and boy feel the warmth of the sun on their faces, the air is flooded with light. The world of these young people lacks sound and their language is different, but they are happy about spring and each other.

Two Chickens

Two Chickens

Two chicken is born in the second material. It will continue efforts to find a picturesque expression, which is free to form as described in the film. Business and shape, the execution is so picturesque and cinematic, as the limit is lost. Painted film color effect to increase many times the film projector spotlight