The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä) (2002)

7.8	Listal rating
7.6	IMDB rating

Directed by

Aki Kaurismäki

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Irma

Nieminen

Kaisa Nieminen

Anttila

Manager of Flea Market

Anneli Sauli

Bar Owner

Elina Salo

Dock Clerk

Written by

Aki Kaurismäki

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A good movie

1 year, 9 months ago at Aug 2 3:42

johanlefourbe

Even though I wasn't really blown by the whole thing, I thought it was pretty good. It has such a peculiar style. It is very quiet, with few dialogs and based more on silence and body languages. It is a drama which still manage to make you laugh at some rather unexpected moments. Definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Finnish movies.

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Description: The second part of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job or an apartment, so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting ... (more)

Release date : 2 August 2002
UPC: 043396002203

Finland (13), 2000s (9), Drama (8), Comedy (6), Helsinki (5), Finnish (5), Romance (5), 2002 (4), Kaurismäki (3), Poverty (3), The Man Without A Past (2), European (2), Cannes Winner (2), Train (2), (2), Jail (1), Estonia (1), Subjective Camera (1), Husband Wife Relationship (1), Lawyer (1)

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