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

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Aki Kaurismäki

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Markku Peltola
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Kati Outinen
Irma

Juhani Niemelä
Nieminen

Kaija Pakarinen
Kaisa Nieminen

Sakari Kuosmanen
Anttila

Annikki Tähti
Manager of Flea Market

Anneli Sauli
Bar Owner

Elina Salo
Dock Clerk

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A good movie

12 years, 12 months ago at Aug 2 8:42

johanlefourbe

To be honest, I’m not really an expert on Aki Kaurismäki’s work but since this movie was very well received, I really wanted to check this movie. Eventually, I had a hard time to get into this movie. Still, even though I wasn't really blown by the whole thing, I thought it was pretty good. The point is that Kaurismaki has such a peculiar style and it is, at the same time, the appeal of this m... read more

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(MU) Bondad, reseteo total tras un accidente de malvados, la memoria y la sociedad de Helsinki pobre se regenera, el policía entrañable que se hace el malo y es un pan de Dios ('ataca' le dice al perro que es como él), romance otoñal con Kati Outinen que es lo más constante en el cine de Aki...

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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 his life back on track.

UPC: 043396002203

Tags: Finland (12), Drama (9), 2000s (9), Comedy (7), Romance (6), 2002 (5), Finnish (5), Helsinki (5), Poverty (3), Kaurismäki (3), European (2), Amnesia (2), Train (2), The Man Without A Past (2), Cannes Winner (2), (2), Dancing (1), Thriller (1), Heist (1), Music (1)

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"22.5. 2024 Aki Kaurismäki's "The Man Without a Past" is one of the few true masterpieces of the modern cinema. In the story a middle aged welder wakes up in hospital without memory after being beaten and robbed. The main character escapes from the hospital and when he meets some other marginalized people, he realizes that getting along with the others is just as important as finding out the truth regarding his identity. Kaurismäki's methods might be repetitive, but good ideas are always worth"

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