我們的糟糕派對 (芬蘭/2020/喜劇/劇情)
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (FINLAND/2020/COMEDY/DRAMA)
SEURAPELI
語言：芬蘭語、英語、瑞典語
Language: Finnish, English, Swedish
劇介
一群老友聚集在鄉間海濱別墅，為Mitzi舉辦驚喜生日派對，大夥預計像年輕時一樣度過一個懷舊的周末。派對一開始就不順利，因為過生日的Mitzi並不想要這個驚喜。
Mitzi最好的朋友Veronika帶了電影明星新男友Mikael出席，緊張的局面緩解了。
熟悉的環境和過往的習慣再次回到團體的核心，令他們暫時忘記了自己已成年。不至於破壞平衡的真相出現，鼓勵他們重新評估過去和現在。
編劇/導演：珍妮托沃涅米（首部作品）
製片：薇拉赫斯泰特，艾莉托沃涅米
製作公司：Tuffi Films
演員：艾羅米洛諾夫，克利斯蒂安希爾伯格，蘿拉布林，寶拉維薩拉，艾米帕維艾寧，山繆里尼提馬基，伊達瑪麗亞海諾寧，帕沃基奴恩
獎項：
2021年芬蘭國家電影獎
• 最佳男配角，山繆里尼提馬基
• 最佳劇本，珍妮托沃涅米
• 最佳影片入圍
• 最佳導演入圍，珍妮托沃涅米
• 最佳女主角入圍，艾米帕維艾寧
• 最佳女配角入圍，伊達瑪麗亞海諾寧
• 最佳剪輯入圍
• 最佳服裝設計入圍
影評：
• 初執導演筒的珍妮托沃涅米以一部以慶生派對為背景的諷刺喜劇，描述一個世代的人困在對愛情的渴望以及事業心之間。
• 在沃涅米的執導下，飾演六位密友的演員之間產生精彩的互動。
• 這部生動的喜劇與其他對話不多的北歐電影完全不同，導演兼編劇珍妮托沃涅米巧妙地結合氣氛微妙的場景和芬蘭自然風景，並融入角色高張的情緒、反諷和對話。折磨人的憂鬱和焦慮交替出現，如同情緒創傷之後也會有微笑和道歉……最難能可貴的是本片正視歲月與機會的流逝，完全沒有自欺欺人的「現在還不算太晚」。
Synopsis
An old group of friends in their thirties gathers to celebrate Mitzi’s surprise birthday party over a nostalgic weekend at an idyllic seaside villa - just like they used to do as teenagers. The party sets off on wrong tracks immediately, as the birthday girl is not so pleased about the surprise.
A tense situation is broken up, when Mitzi’s best friend Veronika brings along her new boyfriend Mikael, a Swedish Hollywood star.
Familiar surroundings and the old rituals get to the core of the group and make them forget their adulthood. Revelations, not meant to harm the balance, make them reassess their past as well as their present.
Writer, Director: Jenni Toivoniemi (Debut)
Producers: Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi
Production Co: Tuffi Films
Cast: Eero Milonoff, Christian Hillborg, Laura Birn, Paula Vesala, Emmi Parviainen, Samuli Niittymaki, Iida-Maria Heinonen, Paavo Kinnunen
Awards:
Jussi Awards, 2021
• Samuli Niittymäkiiitty, Best Supporting Actor.
• Jenni Toivoniemi, Best Screenplay.
• Best Film Nominee.
• Jenni Toivoniemi, Best Direction Nominee.
• Emmi Parviainen, Best Leading Actress Nominee.
• Iida-Maria Heinonen, Best Supporting Actress Nominee.
• Best Editing Nominee.
• Best Costume Design Nominee.
Reviews:
• In this festival highlight, debut director Jenni Toivoniemi sketches an ironic portrait of a generation torn between their desires for love and their career plans.
• Toivoniemi has brought out great chemistry from the six actors portraying the six close friends.
• This lively comedy is nothing like the Nordic films we’re used to with sparse dialogues – the cresting emotions, irony and verbal exchanges of the characters created by director and screenwriter Jenni Toivoniemi masterfully fit into the nuanced scenes and the natural Finnish landscape. Agonizing melancholy interchanges with apocalyptic anxiety, as does deep emotional injury with smiles and apologies… and without any of the usual consoling self-deception that ‘we still have time’.
