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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.
Edit. Shadows in Paradise (1986) Plot. Showing all 2 items. Jump to: Summaries (2) An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more. Only connect. In gray, class-conscious Helsinki, Nikander is a stoic, solitary garbage man.
Nikander (Matti Pellonpää) is a garbage collector who lives a lonely existence -- especially after his only real friend dies of a heart attack. But his life changes for the better when he...
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- Anton Bitel
- Romance, Comedy
- Aki Kaurismäki
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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- Aki Kaurismäki
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In a key scene in Shadows In Paradise, Nikander (Matti Pellonpää) and Ilona (Kati Outinen) find themselves barred from an upmarket restaurant by the snooty maitre d'. Nikander is an ex-butcher now working as a garbage collector, and his one chance of advancement in life has recently died along with his only friend and colleague.
Aug 22, 1990 · 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. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.
Synopsis by Dan Pavlides. In this romantic comedy, Nikander (Matti Pellonpaa) is a lonely garbage-truck driver who meets the homely check-out clerk Ilona (Kati Outinen). Their painful shyness makes for slow romantic progress, until Ilona loses her job, and the two rendezvous in a cozy country motel.
