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)
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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)
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