Tag Archives: Aki Kaurismäki

a simple love story by master Aki Kaurismäki (film: Kuolleet lehdet / Fallen Leaves – Aki Kaurismäki, 2023)

Posted on July 17, 2024 by admin

The 2023 ‘Kuolleet lehdet‘ (‘Fallen Leaves‘ in international distribution) is a formidable display of minimalist virtuosity by Finnish maestro Aki Kaurismäki. The director, who is also the author of the original screenplay, seems to be responding to a challenge. What … Continue reading →

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life on the run (film: Arvottomat – Mika Kaurismäki, 1982)

Posted on January 1, 2023 by admin

Talents are sometimes distributed to families. Today’s cinema is blessed with several pairs of film-makers brothers, who collaborate as directors and screenwriters, sometimes actors, in remarkable films. One such pair is that of the Finnish brothers Mika and Aki Kaurismäki. … Continue reading →

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La Boheme at the end of the 20th century (film: La Vie de Boheme – Aki Kaurismäki, 1992)

Posted on December 3, 2020 by admin

‘La vie de boheme‘ (1992) takes, like many other films by Aki Kaurismäki, a classic theme, including its story and characters, and transplants it to another historical period and another world – the Kaurismäki universe. In the case of this … Continue reading →

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Hamlet, the corporate version (film: Hamlet Goes Business – Aki Kaurismäki, 1987)

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

Theater spectators have a good chance of being much more familiar with what they see on screen in the 1987 film by Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki ‘Hamlet Goes Business‘ (the original Finnish title is ‘Hamlet liikemaailmassa‘). Shakespeare’s text is processed … Continue reading →

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