3/15 Finnish Film Series Film : "Miesten Vuoro" ("The Steam of Life")

The Department of Scandinavian and the Finnish Studies Program at UC Berkeley are pleased to present THE STEAM OF LIFE

*Spring 2011 **Finnish Film Series* Next screening on Tuesday 3/15 at 5:30pm



Miesten vuoro (Steam of life, 2010)
-81 min.
-Directed by Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen
-In Finnish with English subtitles

*UC Berkeley Campus, Dwinelle B-4*

What do you get when you combine perspiration, conversation and some taciturn naked men in a heated room, a converted camper trailer or even in a phone booth? A moving document about the purifying ritual of sauna: a place where Finnish men share their intimate life stories, some sad and heartbreaking, some funny and uplifting. Sauna has always played a crucial role in the Finnish culture and it still continues to be not only a relaxing and warming treat but also something sacred and transformative for many Finns.

The aesthetics of the sweaty, bier-bellied, pink bodies may not be the most pleasant but once the steam starts to arise from the hot rocks the flaws of a human body become irrelevant.

Lämpimästi tervetuloa!