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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.
- FIM 5,562,154 (approx. € 935,000)
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Timo Salminen
- 26 January 1996
Jul 10, 1998 · 1h 35m. IMDb RATING. 7.6 /10. 8.9K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Drama. The recession hits a couple in Helsinki. Director. Aki Kaurismäki. Writer. Aki Kaurismäki. Stars. Kati Outinen. Kari Väänänen. Elina Salo. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. Added by 8.9K users. 26 User reviews. 10 Critic reviews. Awards. 10 wins & 1 nomination.
- (8.3K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1998-07-10
In "Drifting Clouds," a woman loses her job at a bankrupt restaurant, her husband is laid off by the transport system, their TV is repossessed, she pays her savings to an employment agency for another job, she isn't paid, and when her husband tries to collect he gets beaten up.
Synopsis. The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 96
- Drama, Made in Europe, Comedy
- Ilona; Lauri; Mrs. Sjöholm
Movie Info. Sudden unemployment tests a couple's (Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen) marriage, pride and resourcefulness. Genre: Comedy, Drama. Original Language: Finnish.
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- Kati Outinen
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Sputnik Oy
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Drifting Clouds (1996) criterion channel. A deadpan comedy about the troubles of poverty in a consumerist world, they exist even in Finland. The Very Best. 8.5. watch later. not interested / hide. Play Trailer. Movie. Finland, France. Finnish. Comedy, Drama. 1996. AKI KAURISMÄKI. 97 min. Watch now. subscription. Powered by.
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.