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May 8, 2024 · Aside from Herzog, the addition of Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is an obscure choice but not a surprising one, with the writer and director being known for vibrant, idiosyncratic tales. Deadpan and droll, Kaurismäki has been compared to Dead Man filmmaker Jim Jarmusch but is certainly worthy of considerable praise in and of himself ...
May 13, 2024 · Not to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky, this short film from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is actually meant as a parody of the late Cold War-era Rocky IV, which saw Stallone's character taking on a juiced-up Russian fighter played by Dolph Lundgren.
May 2, 2024 · 電影榮獲康城影展評審團獎及國際影評人聯盟獎，是芬蘭怪傑電影大師Aki Kaurismäki「無產階級三部曲」的續篇。故事屬坎坷都市人愛情片，男女主角均做散工、輪住失業、再做散工、偶遇、一見鍾情、失去聯絡、再遇見、分開、最後互相獲得心靈慰藉。
May 11, 2024 · The Man Without a Past. (Mies vailla menneisyyttä) Dir: Aki Kaurismäki. Finland, France, Sweden, German, 2002, Finnish, 98mins, DCP. Cast: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti. Aki’s compassion for the marginalised comes to its most refined expression in this second part of the ‘Loser Trilogy’. His tenderness embraces a nameless ...
May 4, 2024 · Ariel. Dir: Aki Kaurismäki. Finland, 1988, Finnish, 72mins, DCP. Cast: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää, Eetu Hilkamo. A compelling blend of gritty realism and escapist fantasy, this second part of the ‘Proletarian Trilogy’ elevates Aki to the pantheon of world cinema. It all begins when a hapless coalminer is laid off as ...
May 12, 2024 · The Other Side of Hope. (Toivon tuolla puolen) Dir: Aki Kaurismäki. Finland, German, 2017, Finnish, English, Arabic, 100mins, DCP. Cast: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Janne Hyytiäinen. Back to his hometown for another coolly comicand sympathetic take on the refugee crisis, Aki brings together two men from different worlds– a sour Helsinki ...
