Directors Aki Kaurismaki ☘
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- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsAki KaurismäkiPirkko HämäläinenJuuso HirvikangasTalkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses."The Liar"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiMika KaurismäkiStarsJuice Leskinen SlamEppu NormaaliHassisen KoneA documentary of three Finnish bands on tour around lake Saimaa. Bands on boat are Hassisen Kone, Eppu Normaali and Juice Leskinen Slam."The Saimaa Gesture"
- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsMarkku HalmeMinna SoisaloSakari RouvinenThe great merit of film is that it never starts to moralize or give forced explanations, as is customary in many films about crimes."The Clan - Tale of the frogs"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsTimo EränköKari HeiskanenAsmo HurulaAn exodus to a better life in Eira."Calamari Union"
- DirectorAnssi MänttäriStarsKauko LaurikainenSarina RöhrAnssi MänttäriMiddle aged - estranged from 'tongue' less (?) wife - man in white suit wanders around town, seducing (raping unsuspecting?!) women = Finnish philosophy on life, style."Rare, Medium, Well done"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMatti PellonpääKati OutinenSakari KuosmanenAn episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more."Shadows in Paradise"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsPirkka-Pekka PeteliusEsko SalminenKati OutinenPlayboy Hamlet sees the ghost of his father, a paper baron in today's Finland."Hamlet goes business"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsTuro PajalaSusanna HaavistoMatti PellonpääA Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide."Ariel"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMatti PellonpääKari VäänänenSakke JärvenpääSiberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame."Leningrad cowboys go America"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsKati OutinenElina SaloEsko NikkariA woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution."The match factory girl"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsJean-Pierre LéaudMargi ClarkeKenneth ColleyHenri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide. He hires a contract killer to do the job for him instead - but what happens if he changes his mind?
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMatti PellonpääEvelyne DidiAndré WilmsThree struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite setbacks and tragedies."La vie de boheme"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsKati OutinenMatti PellonpääKirsi TykkyläinenLugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living. But their reveries are interrupted by the arrival of garrulous Russian Klaudia and Estonian Tatiana - who are clearly interested in the two men, despite the language barrier. But what are the chances of getting a response from men who prefer staring at vodka bottles to talking?"Take care of your scarf Tatiana"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsTwist-Twist ErkinharjuBen GranfeltSakke JärvenpääThe Cowboys are lured from Mexico to Coney Island by their former manager who disappeared at the end of Leningrad Cowboys Go America. He believes he is the reincarnation of Moses, sent to lead them back to the promised land - Siberia."Leningrad Cowboys meet Moses"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsAlexandrov Red Army EnsembleTwist-Twist ErkinharjuBen GranfeltA 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman"."Total Balalaika Show" watch related music video
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsKati OutinenKari VäänänenElina SaloThe recession hits a couple in Helsinki.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsSakari KuosmanenKati OutinenAndré WilmsA farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel."Juha"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMarkku PeltolaKati OutinenAnnikki TähtiM arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.
- DirectorKaige ChenVíctor EriceWerner HerzogStarsMarkku PeltolaKati OutinenMarko HaavistoThis series of vignettes offers ruminations on time, fate and other human mysteries. Each of the film's seven directors conjures a scenario that speaks to some facet of universal experience.Ten Minutes Older - The Trumpet (Segment Dogs have no hell) watch related video
- DirectorBenoît DelépineGustave KervernStarsBenoît DelépineGustave KervernMichel de GavreIn this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the tractor, located far up north in rural Finland. So get ready for a hilarious wheelchair road movie."Aaltra"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsJanne HyytiäinenMaria JärvenhelmiMaria HeiskanenIn Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.Lights in the Dusk * (3rd part of Finland's Trilogy)
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsAndré WilmsBlondin MiguelJean-Pierre DarroussinWhen an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home."Le Havre" watch related video
- DirectorPedro CostaManoel de OliveiraVíctor EriceStarsJudite AraujoMaria Fatima Braga LimaMarco CarreiraA feature film with four stories celebrating the city of Guimarães in the North of Portugal."Historical Centre"
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsSherwan HajiSakari KuosmanenKaija PakarinenA poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMarkku ToikkaAino SeppoEsko NikkariA slaughterhouse worker and former law student, takes vengeance on the man who killed his fiancée in a hit and run accident.