The years that have been a breeze are not a music documentary, but a deeper-than-expected film about human relations, writes Anne Leinonen, Iltalehti’s news manager.
The fraternal disputes are now forgotten. Mäk Gälis at the premiere of the film between Jare Brand and his brother Ville Gallen. ATTE KAJOVA
JVG movie Years have been a breeze on the invited guest’s evening on Wednesday, in front of a fully packed hall, clearly relieved VilleGalle and Jare. They left longer speeches to other authors and contented themselves with thanking those who have been all their years at their “fair”.
From these years, the film sees a comprehensive, unadorned and even crude depiction. The beginning of Finland’s most popular band at the moment was explosive. At the wedding-giant hit brought a lot of gigs, but not yet a very strange setting. The viewer gets to watch up close as the “Hiace Gang,” or JVG, photographer Andrei Kipahtidj Antti Kosonen and shirt salesman / car driver Joonas Galle drive thousands and thousands of kilometers in the darkness of Finnish roads.
During the days and nights spent in Hyacea, a uniquely close-knit family is born, and their shared passion will soon make PME Records grow.
Right from the hectic breakthrough years at the beginning of the film, it becomes clear what the story is all about: friendship and brotherhood – both real brotherhood and brotherhood with friends, business partners and colleagues. Surprisingly little is heard about JVG’s music in the film, and there is little description of the actual making of music or studio work.
The JVG film highlights the important role that Jare and VilleGalle’s unique friendship has played in the band’s success. Film Chamber
Almost every interviewee emphasizes that JVG’s popularity is based on Ville Gallen’s and Jare’s unique relationship and complete contrast. Interviewees laugh benevolently at Jare, who has jumped from the School of Economics to a rap career, who is described as a “fruitarist” and a “tradenome,” among others. Vibrant VilleGalle’s overgrown back hair, giant jerseys and snuff are far from Jare’s elegant serenity.
After a little stumbling, the popularity of JVG grows. Mixing with drugs and overgrown pressures as a rapper, record label boss and advertising face are changing VilleGalle’s personality. The hardships were so prominent at the time that in addition to insiders, music editors and even the audience wondered why the band wasn’t taking a decent break. VilleGalle drinks, rages on the phone, says he fired his promoter in the middle of the night and rumbles about how he really doesn’t want to perform for families at a home appliance fair. Brotherhood and friendships are cracking.
JVG’s “Hiace Gang” in the early years was a group of friends. Film Chamber
The main theme of the film gets its climax in a scene where the long-running torsion of VilleGallen and his brother Joonas Gallen, rap named Mäk Gälis, explodes into violence perpetrated by “habit sut” threats.
Sad, inevitable, oppressive. It is also difficult for the viewer to keep their eyes dry when VilleGalle breaks into tears. It won’t be long before Jare steps in to comfort her bandmate. It feels incredible that just moments after this backroom episode, they got on stage at Tavastia like nothing. It’s gratifying that the authors had the courage to leave the scene entirely in the finished film. I don’t remember seeing many more impressive documentary scenes.
JVG manages to rise from the bottom of the wave because they are the ones they are. Everyone who has closely followed the duo’s career says the same thing in the film: Jaren and VilleGallen have never been seen arguing. That’s what the duo agreed on early in their careers, and it has. VilleGalle’s relationship with his little brother is also good today.
Years have been a breeze is not an ordinary musical documentary, but a more touching and profound film about human relationships than expected. Even though there is little to nothing in the film about the protagonists ’love life or any other private life. The film tells the story of the power of friendship without pathetic or pointless pointing, paired with hilarious one-liners and the courage to laugh at yourself.
The film will premiere on March 25th.