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Showing posts with label aki kaurismaki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aki kaurismaki. Show all posts

Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Match Factory Girl (1990)


A drama by Aki Kaurismaki.
A woman with a boring life buys a new dress and has a one night stand with a man. The man refuses to stay with her and when she finds that she is pregnant, the man tells her to get rid of the child. Her parents kick her out of their home and she is left to live with her brother. She then decides to get revenge.
The plot sounds SO COOL!!! Unfortunately, the film is not. I expected it to be strange and the guy looking a little like Varg Vikernes (of Burzum infame (as in infamy)) didn't surprise me. It was just so dull and lifeless. I wanted to see what happened to the people she takes revenge on, but it was not shown. I'm rating this o.k., but it should have been a whole hell of a lot better.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

The Man Without a Past (2002)


A drama directed by Aki Kaurismaki.
A man is hit on the head by thieves and forgets who he is. He tries to make a new life for himself in a very poor area.
The audio was in Finnish with English subtitles and the video was good.
check out: The band.
I thought this was alright. It had a good plot and characters. There just wasn't anything wild that stood out and made me notice it.