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His films are very short (he says a film should never run longer than 90 minutes, and many of his films are nearer 70), eccentric parodies of various genres (road movies, film noir, rock musicals), populated by lugubrious hard-drinking Finns and set to eclectic soundtracks, typically based around '50s rock'n'roll.
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑki ˈkɑu̯rismæki] ⓘ; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning Drifting Clouds (1996), The Man Without a Past (2002), Le Havre (2011), The Other Side of Hope (2017) and Fallen Leaves (2023), as well as Leningrad Cowboys Go ...
Apr 4, 2017 · Aki Kaurismäki: 10 essential films. Discover the droll, idiosyncratic films of one of Finland’s finest exports: Aki Kaurismäki. When it comes to Finnish cinema, one name stands at the front of the pack. In fact, there was a time when Aki Kaurismäki and his brother Mika were responsible for a fifth of all Finland’s cinematic output.
3. The Man Without a Past. 2002 1h 37m PG-13. 7.6 (26K) Rate. 84 Metascore. M 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.
May 30, 2024 · Aki Kaurismaki made his directorial debut with the Helsinki-set adaptation of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (1983), followed by the unconventional road-movie, Calamari Union (1985), which first introduced audiences to the typical Kaurismakian blend of deadpan humor, absurdism, and wistfulness.
24 titles. 1. Crime and Punishment (1983) Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama. 7.1. Rate. An adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, set in modern Helsinki. Slaughterhouse worker Rahikainen murders a man, and is forced to live with the consequences of his actions. Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari, Hannu Lauri.
He is best known for the award-winning Drifting Clouds (1996), The Man Without a Past (2002), Le Havre (2011), The Other Side of Hope (2017) and Fallen Leaves (2023), as well as for the mockumentary Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989). He is described as Finland's best-known film director.
The filmography contains all Aki Kaurismäki’s films including The Liar (1981), Saimaa-ilmiö (1981), and The Worthless (1982) that Aki Kaurismäki made with his brother Mika Kaurismäki. Crime and Punishment (1983) is the first film Aki Kaurismäki directed solo.
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Oct 21, 2011 · The director of Invisible Life shares a list of movies that illuminate the possibilities of cinema, including masterpieces he discovered through New York’s art-house scene. —
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