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Script:Mika Kaurismäki
Director:Mika Kaurismäki
Cinematography:Timo Salminen
Sound:Paul Jyrälä
Music:Ville Valo
Production:Ulrich Meyszies, Stamina Films, Saksa
Co-Producer:Mika Kaurismäki, Marianna Films Oy
Shooting:6/02–7/02
Budget:2.500.000 € (SES 100.000 €)
Lenght:100 min
Release:2/25/2005
Actors:Irina Björklund, Henry Thomas
Synopsis:
From Germany to Murmansk, Honey Baby is a magical mystery tour that follows the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Tom (Orpheus) is an American songwriter and musician, who, after many years on the road, ends up in Germany. He used to be an established artist, but lately has lacked motivation, and writing and performing new songs has become more and more of a burden. He is ready to return back home to America, but before that, he is obliged to do a club tour through the Baltic countries.
Natascha (Eurydice) is Russian. She has always dreamt of being a ballet dancer, but her career never took off the way she hoped for. She has come to Germany to marry Karl (Aristaios), a wealthy businessman, who offers her a luxurious life and a German passport. Her only problem is that she doesn‘t love Karl. Karl, on the contrary, is obsessed with Natascha. Just before the wedding Natascha runs away.
Natascha‘s and Tom‘s paths cross in Kaliningrad. Neither of them is in the mood for falling in love, in fact they do everything possible to not let their feelings rule over them, but they can’t escape their destiny.
Festivals:
Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden, 23.1.– 2.2.2004
Berlinale, Germany, 5.–15.2.2004
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2.–10.7.2004
53rd Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 21.7.–8.8.2004
Nordische Filmtage, Lübeck, Germany, 4.–7.11.2004
Seville Film Festival, Spain, 6.–13.11.2004
Camerimage, Lódz, Poland, 27.11.–4.12.2004
International Film Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia, 3.–11.12.2004
Scandinavian Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 14.–16.1.2005
Posible Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 19.–29.1.2005
Berlinale 2005, Germany, 10.–20.2.2005, in Market
Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 4.–21.3.2005
22nd Annual Minneapolis / St. Paul Int. Film Festival, MN, USA, 1.–16.4.2005
18th Singapore International Film Festival, 14.–30.4.2005
Cannes Film Festival, Marché du Film, France, 11.–22.5.2005
Production
Marianna Films Oy
Punavuorenkatu 5 A 2
00120 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 622 1614
Fax. +358 9 622 1614
Email. office@marfilm.pp.fi
Distribution in Finland
Future Film Oy Ab
Korsholmsesplanaden 6 - 8
65100 Vasa
Tel. +358 6 3199 513, +358 40 587 2171
Fax. +358 6 3199 555
Internet www.futurefilm.fi
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