THE AKI KAURISMAKI COLLECTION: VOL. 1 (3 DVDS)

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Genre: Art House

Country: Finland

Cult Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is internationally renowned for his distinctively spare and deadpan character studies of society's also-rans. This three disc set contains his acclaimed "Underdog Trilogy", which finds Kaurismäki at the height of his sardonic humanist powers.

The Match Factory Girl (Flickan Fran Tandsticksfabriken / Tulitikkutehtaan tytto) - 1990

This blackly comic minimalist masterpiece stars Kati Outinen as Iiris, a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job on a match factory production line. She dreams of finding love at the local dancehall, but her attempts are constantly foiled by her selfish parents and the callous behaviour of would-be suitors. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iiris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.

DVD FEATURES

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen Version

Finnish Audio

Optional English subtitles

Ariel - 1988

Acclaimed as one of Kaurismäki's most accomplished early films, 'Ariel' follows the exploits of the laconic Taisto, a newly-unemployed Lapland miner who sets off in a Cadillac convertible for a fresh start in Helsinki. Joined in his odyssey by meter maid Irmeli and her young son, Taitso's plans take a series of unexpected turns in this dryly comic and satirical melange of road movie and film noir.

DVD FEATURES

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen Version

Finnish Audio

Optional English subtitles

Shadows in Paradise (Skuggor I Paradiset / Varjoja paratiisissa) - 1986

Kaurismäki regulars Matti Pellonpää and Kati Outinen star in this offbeat yet remarkably touching romantic comedy. Pellonpää plays Nikander, a rubbish collector and wouldbe entrepreneur who finds his plans for success dashed with the unexpected death of his business associate. Whilst searching for a job, he meets Ilona (Outinen) a down-on- her luck cashier in a local supermarket and, falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.

DVD FEATURES

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen Version

Finnish Audio

Optional English subtitles

THE AKI KAURISMAKI COLLECTION: VOL. 1 (3 DVDS)

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THE AKI KAURISMAKI COLLECTION: VOL. 1 (3 DVDS)[3338]Stock Status: In Stock

$49.95

THE AKI KAURISMAKI COLLECTION: VOL. 1 (3 DVDS)

[3338]

Stock Status: In Stock