The Man without a Past (2002)
Country: FIN/GER/FR
Technical: col 97m
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä
Synopsis:
A steelworker arriving in Helsinki is mugged, loses his memory and becomes one of a community of marginals living near the shipyards of the city and benefitting from the generosity of the Salvation Army. He falls for the SA lady and soon transforms the lives of those around him with his positiveness of spirit.
Review:
Easy to miss this optimistic outlook, since this is a Kaurismäki film and everyone plays it deadpan. However, this is a delight, with plenty of whimsical humour and serendipitous incident to perk up the dampest spirits, and the colour is as fresh as a Douglas Sirk film.
Country: FIN/GER/FR
Technical: col 97m
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä
Synopsis:
A steelworker arriving in Helsinki is mugged, loses his memory and becomes one of a community of marginals living near the shipyards of the city and benefitting from the generosity of the Salvation Army. He falls for the SA lady and soon transforms the lives of those around him with his positiveness of spirit.
Review:
Easy to miss this optimistic outlook, since this is a Kaurismäki film and everyone plays it deadpan. However, this is a delight, with plenty of whimsical humour and serendipitous incident to perk up the dampest spirits, and the colour is as fresh as a Douglas Sirk film.
Country: FIN/GER/FR
Technical: col 97m
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä
Synopsis:
A steelworker arriving in Helsinki is mugged, loses his memory and becomes one of a community of marginals living near the shipyards of the city and benefitting from the generosity of the Salvation Army. He falls for the SA lady and soon transforms the lives of those around him with his positiveness of spirit.
Review:
Easy to miss this optimistic outlook, since this is a Kaurismäki film and everyone plays it deadpan. However, this is a delight, with plenty of whimsical humour and serendipitous incident to perk up the dampest spirits, and the colour is as fresh as a Douglas Sirk film.