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.
| Shadows in Paradise | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Written by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Produced by | Mika Kaurismäki |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Timo Salminen |
| Edited by | Raija Talvio |
Production company | Villealfa Filmproductions |
| Distributed by | Finnkino |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
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-rays by Future Film in the Nordic area.
Plot
editIlona is a supermarket check-out clerk who meets Nikander, a lonely garbage man, and they develop romantic feelings towards each other.
Cast
edit- Matti Pellonpää as Nikander
- Kati Outinen as Ilona Rajamäki
- Sakari Kuosmanen as Melartin
- Esko Nikkari as Co-worker
- Kylli Köngäs as Ilona’s Girlfriend
- Pekka Laiho as Shop Steward
- Jukka-Pekka Palo as Third Man
- Svante Korkiakoski as Police
- Mato Valtonen as Pelle
- Aki Kaurismäki as Hotel Clerk (uncredited cameo)
References
edit- ^ Awards given to Aki Kaurismäki, Orimattila Town Library, 6 March 2008. Accessed 23 February 2009.
- ^ Criterion/Eclipse 12.
External links
edit- Shadows in Paradise at IMDb
- Shadows in Paradise at the British Board of Film Classification
- Shadows in Paradise at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Shadows in Paradise at Elonet (in Finnish)
- Shadows in Paradise at Rotten Tomatoes
- Shadows in Paradise at the Swedish Film Institute Database
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