Summaries

A film about the woman behind the design company Marimekko that consist of love, courage, passion and attempted suicides.

Armi Alive. is a portrayal of a theatre company that is preparing a play about Armi Ratia, the founder of the iconic Finnish design company Marimekko. Maria, who plays Armi's role, is in the lead when the group keeps asking who this strange woman really is. The play focuses in Armi's life between the years 1949 and 1968, when she founds the fashion company Marimekko, leads it to an international success, and is finally forced to ponder her relationship with the company: does Marimekko need Armi, or does Armi need Marimekko? During the rehearsal process, actress Maria struggles with Armi's contradictions and tries to find the truth and the person behind the legend.

Details

Keywords
  • entrepreneur
  • actress
  • metafiction
  • finland
  • textile artist
Genres
  • Drama
  • Biography
Release date Mar 19, 2015
Countries of origin Finland
Official sites Official site
Language English Finnish
Production companies Oy Bufo Ab

Box office

Budget $860000
Gross worldwide $295731

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 24m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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