Shadows in Paradise
| Shadows in Paradise | |
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 Shadows in Paradise DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Produced by | Mika Kaurismäki |
| Written by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Timo Salminen |
| Editing by | Raija Talvio |
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| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Shadows in Paradise (Finnish: Varjoja paratiisissa) is a 1986 Finnish art house comedy-drama film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film stars Kati Outinen as Ilona and Matti Pellonpää as Nikander. Ilona is a supermarket check-out clerk who meets Nikander, a lonely garbage man, and they develop romantic feelings towards each other. Both of them are extremely shy so this hinders fast development of their relationship.
Shadows in Paradise was awarded the Best Film award at the 1987 Jussi Awards.[1]
This is the first film in Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy (Shadows in Paradise, Ariel, and The Match Factory Girl). The trilogy has been released on Region One DVD by Criterion, in their Eclipse box-sets,[2] and on region-free Blu-ray discs by Future Film in Scandinavia.
Cast and characters
- Matti Pellonpää – Nikander
- Kati Outinen – Ilona Rajamäki
- Sakari Kuosmanen – Melartin
- Esko Nikkari – Co-worker
- Kylli Köngäs – Ilona’s Girlfriend
- Pekka Laiho – Shop Steward
- Jukka-Pekka Palo – Third Man
- Svante Korkiakoski – Police
- Mato Valtonen – Pelle
References
- ↑ Awards given to Aki Kaurismäki, Orimattila Town Library, 6 March 2008. Accessed 23 February 2009.
- ↑ Criterion/Eclipse 12.