Jean-Pierre Léaud
Henri Boulanger
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Oct 12, 1990 · Henri, a depressed Frenchman in London, hires a hit-man to kill him, but changes his mind after meeting a flower-seller. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards and more for this 1990 film by Aki Kaurismäki.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1990-10-12
I Hired a Contract Killer is a film directed, produced and written by the Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki in 1990. It is a Finnish-British-German-Swedish co-production and stars the renowned French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film also features a cameo appearance by Joe Strummer as a guitar player.
I Hired A Contract Killer 1990. Topics. ab filmatic oxymoron - both grim and jokey. Aki Kaurismki, an eccentric Finnish auteur whose bleak, austere vision of down-and-outers is counterpointed with a wry, gallows humor.
- 76 min
- 237
- Sopheap1979
A suicidal man (Jean-Pierre Léaud) hires a terminally ill killer to bump him off, then changes his mind.
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- Aki Kaurismäki
- Comedy
- Jean-Pierre Léaud
Henri Boulanger wants to die. Since his helpless attempts to end his days go down the drain, he hires a contract killer to do the job. While waiting for the killer, however, he makes the mistake of sipping a whisky for the first time in his life, meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life rather than allow himself to sink into further despair. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in.
Oct 4, 1990 · After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
