Swan Song
Suomi-Väänänen Maarit
“Swan Song” examines the experience of interaction and isolation. The main characters are two swans setting up a family. But one of their nestlings is left behind. How will it survive alone in the world? “Swan Song” is a prologue to the fairy tale “The Ugly Duckling”.
Production Year
2004
Duration
00:06:20
Tyyppi
Asiasana
animal behaviour, animal sounds, animal young, birds, copulation, experimental films, families, landscape, loneliness, nature, seas
Original Title
Joutsenlaulu
Finnish Title
Joutsenlaulu
English Title
Swan Song
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Maarit Suomi-Väänänen (Author), Maarit Suomi-Väänänen (Director), Sami Laitinen (Editor), Maarit Suomi-Väänänen (Editor), Veli Granö / AVEK (Funder), Pirkko Tiitinen (Sound)
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Maarit Suomi-Väänänen
Born: 1966
Maarit Suomi-Väänänen works as a filmmaker and media artist. Praised as fascinating, absurd and open to a multitude of interpretations, Suomi-Väänänen's award-winning works are shown in exhibitions, on TV, at biennales and festivals over 40 countries. Suomi-Väänänen has won two main prizes: Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal, 2009 and Toronto Urban Film Festival 2014 (judge Guy Maddin).
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