{"id":4999,"date":"2026-08-12T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/?post_type=event&#038;p=4999"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:16:18","slug":"discussion-recession-comfort-and-utopias","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/en\/event\/discussion-recession-comfort-and-utopias\/","title":{"rendered":"Recession, Comfort, and Utopias"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sunday, August 23, 5:30<\/strong> <strong>| Kino Tapiola terrace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Finland\u2019s deepest recession of the 1990s, two very different television series captured the hearts of viewers. <em>The Bold and the Beautiful<\/em> offered shimmering escapism in the glamorous world of the Los Angeles fashion industry, while <em>Metsolat <\/em>followed the determined struggle of Erkki Metsola, a small-town entrepreneur from Kainuu, and his family as they pursued a better life and their dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In today\u2019s world of multi-crises and a prevailing sense that there are no real alternatives, is there still room\u2014or a need\u2014for these kinds of story worlds? Taking on this question are <strong>Inka Acht\u00e9<\/strong>, director of the documentary <em>Soap Fever <\/em>(Kaunarikuume), and journalist <strong>Johannes Roviomaa<\/strong>, a devoted <em>Metsolat <\/em>fan. The discussion will be moderated by <strong>Tytti Rantanen<\/strong>, Executive Director of Espoo Cin\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Finnish-language discussion on the terrace of Kino Tapiola, audiences can enjoy an afternoon coffee or cocktail while channelling their inner Antti Metsola or Stephanie Forrester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the discussion, Inka Acht\u00e9\u2019s documentary <em><a href=\"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/en\/programme\/programme2026\/film\/appDRBKOCuy6k7uqo%3Atbl3ERifl3tqREFm8\/recfafi1XzR9wlT1N\/soap-fever\">Soap Fever<\/a> <\/em>(Kaunarikuume) will be screened at Kino Tapiola at 6:00 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5106,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false},"class_list":["post-4999","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Recession, Comfort, and Utopias - Espoo Cin\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/en\/event\/discussion-recession-comfort-and-utopias\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recession, Comfort, and Utopias - Espoo Cin\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sunday, August 23, 5:30 | Kino Tapiola terrace During Finland\u2019s deepest recession of the 1990s, two very different television series captured the hearts of viewers. 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