Original/international title: Le Havre Written by: A. Kaurismäki Cast: A. Wilms, B. Miguel, J. Darroussin Year: 2011 Runtime: 93 min Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Harvre. He leads a simple life based around his...
Original/international title: Mies vailla menneisyyttä / The Man Without a Past Written by: Aki Kaurismäki Cast: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti Year: 2002 Runtime: 97 min The second part of the "Finland trilogy" follows a man who has amnesia, caused by severe beatings. He can not remember his name...
Original/international title: Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana / Take care of your scarf, Tatiana Written by: Sakke Järvenpää, Aki Kaurismäki Cast: Kati Outinen, Matti Pellonpää, Kirsi Tykkyläinen Year: 1994 Runtime: 60 min The two Finns roam local roads without a goal. Their only purpose in their life is drinking coffee and...
Original/international title: Ariel Written by: Aki Kaurismäki Cast: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää Year: 1988 Runtime: 73 min A young man decides to seek fortune in the big city after the closing of the mine in which he worked and his father's suicide. He finds odd jobs, but has...
Original/international title: Kauas pilvet karkaavat / Drifting Clouds Written by: Aki Kaurismäki Cast: Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo Year: 1996 Runtime: 96 min An economic crisis hits a couple in Helsinki. Lauri, a tram driver, loses his job. Shortly after, the restaurant where his wife Ilona works as a...
Original/international title: Juha Written by: Aki Kaurismäki, Juhani Aho Cast: Sakari Kuosmanen, Kati Outinen, André Wilms Year: 1999 Runtime: 78 min Marja is a simple peasant woman married to her older husband Juha. They lead a very simple country life, spending most of their days farming and tending to their...
Original/international title: Rikos ja rangaistus / Crime and punishment Written by: Pauli Pentti, Aki Kaurismäki, Fyodor Dostoevsky Cast: Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari Year: 1983 Runtime: 93 min A postmodern adaptation of the Russian classic "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is set in modern Helsinki. Young student is...
Original/international title: Leningrad Cowboys Go America Written by: Aki Kaurismäki Cast: Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää Year: 1989. Runtime: 78 min Film about the eight-member group of Finnish singers who decided to go to America with their manager and begin a musical career. Upon arrival, they immediately bought an...
Original/internationa title: La Vie De Boheme Written by: Aki Kaurismäki, Henri Murger Cast: Matti Pellonpää, Evelyne Didi, André Wilms Year: 1992 Runtime: 100 min Three adventurers, penniless, become friends in Paris. An Albanian painter without a visa, playwright and magazine editor without a publisher, postmodernist and composer. Love and trust...
Original/international title: Varjoja paratiisissa / Shadows in paradise Written by: Aki Kaurismäki Cast: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen Year: 1986 Runtime: 76 min A love story, whose protagonists are a dustman and treasurer, is the introductory part of the so-called "Proletariat or losing trilogy"....
