(Aki
Kaurismaki/1986/Finland)
Kaurismaki
starts refining his tropes in this one. Two people at the bottom rung
of society’s ladder but aspiring for more meet and don’t exactly
gel but there is something. Their erratic lives clash and swell and
separate but there is still something. And they go for it. This is a
lovely, brilliant film. There’s detailed shots of bin collections,
there’s rock n roll and blues (of course there is this is Aki
Kaurismaki) and there’s Helsinki in all its grimy 80’s glory. One
of my favourite films not just by him but ever. There’s hope no
matter how hopeless the now is. Absolutely essential viewing.
(5/5)
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