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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Tom of Finland | |name = Tom of Finland | ||
|picture =TomofFinland.jpg | |picture =TomofFinland.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country =[[Image:DEN.jpg|25px]] Denmark<br />[[Image:FIN.jpg|25px]] Finland<br />[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br />[[Image:SWE.jpg|25px]] Sweden<br />[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | ||
[[Image:DEN.jpg|25px]] Denmark<br /> | |||
[[Image:FIN.jpg|25px]] Finland<br /> | |||
[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br /> | |||
[[Image:SWE.jpg|25px]] Sweden<br /> | |||
[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = Dome Karukoski | |director = Dome Karukoski | ||
|date= February 24, 2017 | |date= February 24, 2017 | ||
|language = English<br /> Finnish<br /> German | |language = English<br />Finnish<br />German | ||
|studio=Helsinki-filmi<br />Anagram Väst<br />Fridthjof Film<br />Neutrinos Productions<br />Film Väst | |||
|distributor = Protagonist Pictures | |distributor = Protagonist Pictures | ||
|character1=Touko Laaksonen | |character1=Touko Laaksonen | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''Tom of Finland''''' is a 2017 | '''''Tom of Finland''''' is a 2017 multi-nationally produced film biography directed by Dome Karukoski, who was also responsible for the screenplay together with Aleksi Bardy. The film cinematically depicts the life of Touko Valio Laaksonen. Laaksonen, known by his pseudonym ''Tom of Finland'', was a Finnish artist known for his homoerotic drawings. For the Finn Touko Laaksonen, his return home from the front of World War II does not bring the peace he had hoped for, for he merely exchanges one theater of war for another: In his homeland, he cannot openly live out his homosexuality and faces the constant threat of denunciation and prosecution. Tom does not even reveal to his sister Kaija that he is gay, and he has to keep his relationship with the dancer Veli Mäkinen a secret. To express his feelings at least in an artistic way, he begins to draw homoerotic pictures. Under the artist's pseudonym "''Tom Of Finland''", these works eventually reach the public, and they become a symbol of the revolution for gay men worldwide. | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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=Revolvers= | =Revolvers= | ||
== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 15== | ||
San Francisco Police officers can be seen with holstered revolvers. | San Francisco Police officers can be seen with holstered [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] revolvers. | ||
[[File:ToF-revolvers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Touko takes a picture of the surprised Police Officers. | [[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[File:ToF-revolvers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Touko takes a picture of the surprised Police Officers who are on the lookout for fugitive criminals. A glimpse of the grip can be seen in the holster of the leader of the group (Jari Forsman).]] | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Mosin-Nagant M/27== | ==Mosin-Nagant M/27== | ||
During Touko's ( | During Touko's (Pekka Strang) several Continuation War flashbacks, Finnish soldiers are armed with [[M39 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Rifle|Mosin-Nagant M/27]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:Finnish M27.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin-Nagant M/27 | [[Image:Finnish M27.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin-Nagant M/27 -7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[File:ToF-mosin1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Finn | [[File:ToF-mosin1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Finn with his rifle over his back takes cover in a trench from a Soviet air raid.]] | ||
[[File:ToF-mosin2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle on the left.]] | [[File:ToF-mosin2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Mosin-Nagant rifle is seen on the left held by a soldier in a camp.]] | ||
[[File:ToF-mosin3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another M27 on the left leaning against | [[File:ToF-mosin3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another M27 on the left, leaning against sandbags.]] | ||
[[File:ToF-mosin4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the front sight.]] | [[File:ToF-mosin4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the front sight of the same rifle.]] | ||
== | ==SKS== | ||
What appears to be an [[SKS]] is carried by an East German Border guard. | |||
[[File:ToF-Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Touko looks | [[Image:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|450px|SKS - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:ToF-Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Touko looks through the train window at the border guard.]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
A [[PPSh-41]] is slung by another Border guard. | A [[PPSh-41]] is slung by another Border guard. | ||
[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 | [[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev.]] | ||
[[File:ToF-PPSh.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The border guard stands at the railway station | [[File:ToF-PPSh.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The border guard stands at the railway station in East Berlin.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Bofors 40mm== | ==Bofors 40mm== | ||
Finnish soldiers | Finnish soldiers operate a [[Bofors 40mm]] anti-aircraft gun during a war flashback. | ||
[[Image:Bofors 40mm trailer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR]] | [[Image:Bofors 40mm trailer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR]] | ||
[[File:ToF-Bofors.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun under airattack.]] | [[File:ToF-Bofors.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun under airattack.]] | ||
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One of the SFPD officers appears to be holding [[Smith & Wesson 916 Shotgun Series|Smith & Wesson Model 916A]] shotgun. | One of the SFPD officers appears to be holding [[Smith & Wesson 916 Shotgun Series|Smith & Wesson Model 916A]] shotgun. | ||
[[Image:Smith-&-Wesson-916A-Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Smith & Wesson Model 916A - 12 gauge]] | [[Image:Smith-&-Wesson-916A-Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Smith & Wesson Model 916A - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[File:ToF-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The | [[File:ToF-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotgun seen on the left.]] | ||
[[File:ToF-Shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly different view.]] | [[File:ToF-Shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly different view of the shotgun.]] | ||
[[Category:Biographical Movie]] | [[Category:Biographical Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 28 July 2022
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Tom of Finland is a 2017 multi-nationally produced film biography directed by Dome Karukoski, who was also responsible for the screenplay together with Aleksi Bardy. The film cinematically depicts the life of Touko Valio Laaksonen. Laaksonen, known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist known for his homoerotic drawings. For the Finn Touko Laaksonen, his return home from the front of World War II does not bring the peace he had hoped for, for he merely exchanges one theater of war for another: In his homeland, he cannot openly live out his homosexuality and faces the constant threat of denunciation and prosecution. Tom does not even reveal to his sister Kaija that he is gay, and he has to keep his relationship with the dancer Veli Mäkinen a secret. To express his feelings at least in an artistic way, he begins to draw homoerotic pictures. Under the artist's pseudonym "Tom Of Finland", these works eventually reach the public, and they become a symbol of the revolution for gay men worldwide.
The following weapons were used in the film Tom of Finland:
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Model 15
San Francisco Police officers can be seen with holstered Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolvers.
Rifles
Mosin-Nagant M/27
During Touko's (Pekka Strang) several Continuation War flashbacks, Finnish soldiers are armed with Mosin-Nagant M/27 rifles.
SKS
What appears to be an SKS is carried by an East German Border guard.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
A PPSh-41 is slung by another Border guard.
Other
Bofors 40mm
Finnish soldiers operate a Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun during a war flashback.
Smith & Wesson Model 916A
One of the SFPD officers appears to be holding Smith & Wesson Model 916A shotgun.
