The second film of Kaurismäki’s ‘Finland’ trilogy could be one of his most mature works, achieving a fine balance between the driest of humour and the most encompassing of compassion.
Category / Kaurismaki, Aki
Lights in the Dusk (2006)
This minor work is also the weakest film in Kaurismaki’s “Finland” trilogy, taking itself more seriously than it ought to be.
Drifting Clouds (1996)
A compassionate if often amusing film centering on a couple facing unemployment that sees Kaurismäki in his own element.
Other Side of Hope, The (2017)
Takes a while to set off, but when it does, the film is Kaurismäki at his deadpan comedic best, with a touch of empathy for its characters.
Calamari Union (1985)
Continue reading →A gang of shades-wearing weirdos attempt to create meaning out of a meaningless existence in this uneven absurdist work of comic nihilism.
