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Finland. Language. Finnish. Shadows in Paradise ( Finnish: Varjoja paratiisissa) is a 1986 Finnish art house comedy-drama film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film stars Kati Outinen as Ilona and Matti Pellonpää as Nikander. Shadows in Paradise was awarded the Best Film award at the 1987 Jussi Awards.
Oct 17, 1986 · Shadows in Paradise: Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. With Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari. An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1986-10-17
Shadows in Paradise (1986) Matti Pellonpää as Nikander ... [Nikander and Ilona are in a restaurant] ... Full Cast and Crew; Release Dates; Official Sites;
Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her luck cashier in a local supermarket—and, falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.
Shadows in Paradise is no exception. Nikander is alone in the world, a garbage man by day who spends his evenings…well, frowning and smoking. Ilona is a grocery clerk by day who spends her ...
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- Anton Bitel
- Romance, Comedy
- Aki Kaurismäki
Towards the end, there's a scene where Nikander's friend talks about a problematic fellow worker named Mikkonen. Matti Pellonpää, who plays Nikander here, would later play Mikkonen in Ariel (1988), the second part of the Proletariat trilogy directed by Aki Kaurismäki.
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