Aki Kaurismäki

The Other Side of Hope
7.2

The Other Side of Hope

A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Le Havre
7.2

Le Havre

Sep. 08, 2011

Le Havre

Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Havre. He leads a ...
The Man Without a Past
7.7

The Man Without a Past

The second part of Aki Kaurismäki’s “Finland” trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so ...
I Hired a Contract Killer
7.2

I Hired a Contract Killer

After fifteen years’ service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can’t go through with ...
The Match Factory Girl
7.6

The Match Factory Girl

Iris has a soul-deadening job as a quality-control worker watching boxes of matches go by on an assembly line all day. At night, she eats ...
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
7.1

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Russian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, ...
Ariel
7.5

Ariel

Oct. 21, 1988

Ariel

Taisto Kasurinen is a Finnish coal miner whose father has just committed suicide and who is framed for a crime he did not commit. In jail, he ...
Shadows in Paradise
7.5

Shadows in Paradise

Oct. 17, 1986

Shadows in Paradise

An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a co-worker, an affair and much more.