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Tom of Finland

Thank you for inviting me here.- Thank you for coming

Thank you for inviting me here.
- Thank you for coming

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00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.947
- Thank you for inviting me here. - Thank you for coming.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:46
Uploaded
Jul 09, 2025
Genres
biography, drama
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Movie Summary

Award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture.
My own projects rarely materialise. Take my writings, for example. - Tom of Finland 00:06
My own projects rarely materialise. Take my writings, for ex...
All the publishers refused to publish them. - Tom of Finland 00:04
All the publishers refused to publish them.
- Finland is not ready. - You know how it is in this country. - Tom of Finland 00:04
- Finland is not ready. - You know how it is in this country...
Jalle said to me it's a great thing to be a good ad man. - Tom of Finland 00:05
Jalle said to me it's a great thing to be a good ad man...
And I am. And you, Touko, also are a good ad man. - Tom of Finland 00:05
And I am. And you, Touko, also are a good ad man.
- Congratulations. I almost forgot. - Thanks. - Tom of Finland 00:04
- Congratulations. I almost forgot. - Thanks.
- It would be great to go for a ride. - Oh, yes. - Tom of Finland 00:05
- It would be great to go for a ride. - Oh, yes.
- It's a children's game. - In God's eyes, we are all children. - Tom of Finland 00:05
- It's a children's game. - In God's eyes, we...
- C'mon, Touko. - Touko, Touko, Touko! - Tom of Finland 00:05
- C'mon, Touko. - Touko, Touko, Touko!
(laughter) - Tom of Finland 00:05
(laughter)
- Choose truth. - Truth. - Tom of Finland 00:04
- Choose truth. - Truth.
(all) Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! - Tom of Finland 00:04
(all) Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!
(laughter and cheering) - Tom of Finland 00:08
(laughter and cheering)
Whoa. It's pointing at Kaija. - Tom of Finland 00:04
Whoa. It's pointing at Kaija.
- Truth. - That is, dare. Uh... - Tom of Finland 00:04
- Truth. - That is, dare. Uh...
- Kiss Heidi. - Dear Touko, it's illegal. - Tom of Finland 00:04
- Kiss Heidi. - Dear Touko, it's illegal.
(laughter) - Tom of Finland 00:04
(laughter)
During the war, there were blackouts in Helsinki. - Tom of Finland 00:04
During the war, there were blackouts in Helsinki.
You might be too young to remember that. - Tom of Finland 00:04
You might be too young to remember that.
Bombers flew over the city. People met strangers. - Tom of Finland 00:05
Bombers flew over the city. People met strangers.