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Director:
Writer:
Aki Kaurismäki (writer)
Release Date:
October 1990 (USA)
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Plot:
The movie tells the story of Taisto Kasurinen, a finnish coal miner whose father has just committed...
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Awards:
3 wins
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1 nomination
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(2 articles)
Shadows In Paradise Ariel The Match Factory Girl
(From The AV Club. 28 October 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)
On DVD: Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy, "Shadow"
(From IFC. 23 September 2008, 11:36 AM, PDT)
(From The AV Club. 28 October 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)
On DVD: Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy, "Shadow"
(From IFC. 23 September 2008, 11:36 AM, PDT)
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Emotional turmoil of marginal characters from small towns who emerge victorious against all odds
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Turo Pajala | ... | Taisto Kasurinen |
| Susanna Haavisto | ... | Irmeli Pihlaja |
| Matti Pellonpää | ... | Mikkonen |
| Eetu Hilkamo | ... | Riku |
| Erkki Pajala | ... | Kaivosmies |
| Matti Jaaranen | ... | Pahoinpitelijä |
| Hannu Viholainen | ... | Apuri |
| Jorma Markkula | ... | Prikkamies |
| Tarja Keinänen | ... | Nainen Satamassa |
| Eino Kuusela | ... | Mies rannalla |
| Kauko Laalo | ... | Asuntolanhoitaja |
| Jyrki Olsonen | ... | Mies Asuntolassa |
| Esko Nikkari | ... | Autokauppias |
| Marja Packalén | ... | Tuomari (as Marja Packalen) |
| Mikko Remes | ... | Vankilalääkäri |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Ariel (USA)
Ariel (West Germany) [de]
Ariel (Greece) [el]
Ariel (Argentina) [es]
Ariel - Abgebrannt in Helsinki (West Germany) [de]
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Ariel (West Germany) [de]
Ariel (Greece) [el]
Ariel (Argentina) [es]
Ariel - Abgebrannt in Helsinki (West Germany) [de]
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Runtime:
73 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) |
Finland:K-12 (original rating) |
Iceland:L |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:Not Rated
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Trivia:
Aki Kaurismäki wrote the script over a weekend.
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Quotes:
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja:
[Taisto and Irmeli have just been on their first date] What shall we do now?
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: Let's get married and have a child.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: I already have a child.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: That's good. We'll spare some time.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: Are you always so self-confident?
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: This is the first time.
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Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: Let's get married and have a child.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: I already have a child.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: That's good. We'll spare some time.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: Are you always so self-confident?
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: This is the first time.
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Movie Connections:
Features High Sierra (1941)
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Soundtrack:
Menneitä muistellessa
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A new trend has emerged in world cinema which consists of portraying marginal characters from small towns who are unable to make better lives for themselves.It has been appreciated both by critics as well as ordinary film lovers as they are fed up of imaginary tales about urban centers which are nothing but an eyewash.Many filmmakers from Europe have explored this trend in their films in order to give audiences worldwide a realistic dose of humanity coupled with realism.Ariel is one such film directed by maverick Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki whose films have always made a point to portray harsh socio economic realities of Finland.Ariel is a film with universal sense of purpose as by depicting human mobility,a challenging film about a primitive human instinct has been filmed.Aki Kaurismaki shows us how his protagonist Taisto Kasurinen battles all odds to gain love,respect and trust in his difficult life full of unexpected challenges.A curious element that must be noted by an astute viewer about Ariel is that it is not at all a thriller film although rapid succession of events might suggest such a plausibility.There is a place for every possible genre in Ariel.We see comedy,drama and thriller all at the same time interspersed with natural beauty of icy Finnish landscape which has been popularized due to films by Aki Kaurismaki and his equally charismatic filmmaker brother Mika Kaurismaki.