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Drifting Clouds ( Finnish: Kauas pilvet karkaavat) is a 1996 Finnish comedy drama film edited, written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen and Markku Peltola. The film is the first in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being The Man Without a Past and Lights in the Dusk.
Jul 10, 1998 · Drifting Clouds: Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. With Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen. The recession hits a couple in Helsinki.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1998-07-10
1997 Winner Golden Pegasus. Best Director. Aki Kaurismäki. Tied with Gabriele Salvatores for Nirvana (1997).
Jul 10, 1998 · KAUAS PILVET KARKAAVAT from 1996 (released as "Drifting Clouds" in English-speaking markets) is one such tale of adversity. Ilona (Kati Outinen) and Lauri (Kari Väänänen) are a happy married couple. One day, Lauri loses his job as a tram driver when the cancellation of some routes makes him redundant. Soon after this Ilona, head wate...
Finland's official entry for the 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Winner of a Special Mention for the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Released in Belgium October 21, 1996. Released in United Kingdom June 6, 1997. Released in United States Winter January 1, 1996. Began shooting October 1, 1995.
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Kati Outinen
An early gem from Finnish maestro Aki Kaurismäki, Drifting Clouds is a deceptively simple story. The aftermath of job losses for wife Ilona (Kati Outinen) and husband Lauri (Kari Väänänen) holds a series of misfortunes, all of them tests to their marital bond.
1h 35m. Directed by Aki Kaurismäki • 1996 • Finland Starring Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo. The chilly landscapes of Helsinki are warmed by the gentle humanism and wry humor of Aki Kaurismäki in the first installment of his FINLAND TRILOGY, a deadpan tale of everyday survival in the face of overwhelming obstacles. Misfortune ...
