Directed by Dennis Cooper, Zac Farley A boy wants to blow himself up in Permanent Green Light. He'll explain to several people, reassuring them, that he doesn't wish to blow others up, just himself. He doesn't even want to die, he just wants to 'end,' citing as an example the story of a man who fell … Continue reading Permanent Green Light (2018)
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Ariel (1988)
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki The "Ariel" is a large ship to which Taisto will flee after he escapes from prison. It represents the only freedom for a man who has spent his whole life trapped. Accompanying him will be Irmeli and her young son, willing participants whose eagerness to escape suggests more about the poor quality … Continue reading Ariel (1988)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki Iris Rukka has sadness etched all over her face. With a slender build, sunken eyes and a silent disposition, she is pain incarnate. She hardly speaks throughout the film and thus exists more like just another part of the scenery, as if she is just another prop to be arranged in the … Continue reading The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Ballast (2008)
Directed by Lance Hammer “Filmmakers are from a privileged class and tend to make films about themselves. That’s decadent and in my opinion worthless.” - Lance Hammer Ballast concerns three people tied together by one man's suicide. They live in the Mississippi Delta, but the environment feels much more out of this world than that. Hammer … Continue reading Ballast (2008)
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