Shadows in Paradise

Name: Shadows in Paradise
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2022-04-29
Cast: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kylli Köngäs

Love between the trash and the cash register in a beautiful Finnish romance from an unpolished world.

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Aki Kaurismäki

Finland 1989

Finnish

Czech

76 min.

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About

The love story of Nikander, a garbage collector, and Ilona, a cashier, set against a cold and harsh backdrop, completely lacks the typical visual beauty of romantic and love films. It portrays the small everyday joys and worries of two people in love and is Kaurismäki's first (but far from last) film to feature actress Kati Outinen.

Credits

Director: Aki Kaurismäki

Screenplay: Aki Kaurismäki

Cinematography: Timo Salminen

Sound: Kjell Westman, Jouko Lumme

Editing: Raija Talvio

Producer: Mika Kaurismäki

Costumes: Tuula Hilkamo

Cast: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kylli Köngäs, Pekka Laiho, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Svante Korkiakoski, Mari Rantasila, Safka Pekkonen

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